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Roundup of 3 New M-U Pipeline Projects Coming to North Carolina

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Three new pipeline projects are on the way in North Carolina, each one of them will deliver more Marcellus/Utica natural gas to the Tar Heel State. We’ve covered all three projects in separate posts. This post is a roundup, an overview of each project in one place. The three pipeline projects coming to North Carolina over the next few years are MVP Southgate (from Equitrans Midstream), T15 Reliability Project (from Dominion Energy), and Southeast Supply Enhancement (from Williams).
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Dominion Energy Announces New 45-Mile Pipeline for North Carolina

The contours of how and why Equitrans Midstream decided to cut its MVP (Mountain Valley Pipeline) Southgate project in North Carolina are becoming apparent. We told you in January that Equitrans had decided to slice MVP Southgate in more than half (see Equitrans Slices MVP Southgate Pipe Project From 75 to 31 Miles). Now comes word of a Dominion Energy filing to build a new 45-mile pipeline to connect MVP Southgate with Duke Energy’s planned new natural gas power plants on Hyco Lake’s southern shore (see Duke Energy Seeks to Build 2 Massive Gas-Fired Power Plants in NC).
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50 NC Democrat Lawmakers Ask FERC to Redo MVP Southgate Cert

In 2018, Equitrans Midstream, the builder of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), proposed to extend MVP (when it’s done) by an extra 75 miles from the current terminus in Pittsylvania County, VA, to Alamance County, NC, to provide natural gas for heating and electric generation. The 75-mile extension is called MVP Southgate. Last year, Equitrans asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend Southgate’s project timeline an extra three years. FERC agreed in December (see FERC Approves MVP Southgate Request for 3-Yr Extension to Build). A few weeks later, Equitrans announced it was significantly changing the project, cutting it by more than half and increasing the amount of gas flowing through it (see Equitrans Slices MVP Southgate Pipe Project From 75 to 31 Miles). Some 50 North Carolina Democrat state lawmakers have asked FERC to force Equitrans to file for a new certification as this is now essentially a different project than the one originally proposed.
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Big Green Gears Up to Oppose Duke’s NC Gas-Fired Power Plants

Duke Energy is a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., and is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. Last summer, Duke announced plans to build a new gas-fired power plant in Person County, NC. The company recently announced it wants to double it — build a second big gas-fired plant at the same location (see Duke Energy Seeks to Build 2 Massive Gas-Fired Power Plants in NC). Both proposed plants would generate 1,360 megawatts (MW) of electricity each, and both would eventually be able to run on hydrogen or a gas/hydrogen mix. Big Green is beginning to pitch a fit…
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Duke Energy Seeks to Build 2 Massive Gas-Fired Power Plants in NC

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Duke Energy is a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., and is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. Duke’s electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, and it collectively owns 50,000 megawatts of energy generating capacity. Duke’s natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people. Last summer, Duke announced plans to build a new gas-fired power plant in Person County, NC. The company just announced it wants to double it — build a second big gas-fired plant at the same location.
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NC Dems Ask FERC to Strike MVP Southgate Extension, Redo Full Eval

Here’s one instance when antis may have a legitimate point. In 2018, Equitrans Midstream, the builder of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), proposed to extend MVP (when it’s done) by an extra 75 miles from the current terminus in Pittsylvania County, VA, to Alamance County, NC, to provide natural gas for heating and electric generation. The 75-mile extension is called MVP Southgate. Last year, Equitrans asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend Southgate’s project timeline an extra three years. FERC agreed in December (see FERC Approves MVP Southgate Request for 3-Yr Extension to Build). A few weeks later, Equitrans announced it was significantly changing the project, cutting it by more than half and increasing the amount of gas flowing through it (see Equitrans Slices MVP Southgate Pipe Project From 75 to 31 Miles).
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Dominion Buys Land for LNG Storage Facility in Person County, NC

Dominion Energy wants to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) storage facility in Person County, North Carolina, to enhance natural gas service reliability for residential and business customers in the growing region (see NC Residents Freak Out Over Proposed Dominion LNG Storage Tank). Dominion studied several potential sites and collected a boatload of data during the site selection process, including but not limited to construction feasibility, minimizing landowner impacts, connection to Dominion’s existing natural gas system, and avoiding environmentally sensitive areas. Ultimately, Dominion selected a 504-acre site in the southeast corner of Person County, and they just plunked down $12 million to buy it.
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Equitrans Slices MVP Southgate Pipe Project From 75 to 31 Miles

Big news broke yesterday about the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Southgate project. In 2018, Equitrans Midstream, the builder of the 303-mile MVP, proposed to extend the pipeline by an extra 75 miles from the current MVP terminus in Pittsylvania County, VA, to Alamance County, NC, to provide natural gas for heating and electric generation. The 75-mile extension is called MVP Southgate. Yesterday, various media outlets noticed and reported on a recent filing by Equitrans with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An Equitrans Form 8-K filing from Dec. 29 highlights a major change in the proposed MVP Southgate project.
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FERC Approves MVP Southgate Request for 3-Yr Extension to Build

In July of this year, the Democrat Governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) asking the four commissioners to deny Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) request for a time extension to build the MVP Southgate expansion project into his state (see NC Leftist Gov. Cooper Asks FERC to Deny MVP Southgate More Time). A month later, 28 Democrats in the U.S. House did the same thing (see 28 U.S. House Democrats Ask FERC to Reject MVP Southgate Project). We’re happy to report FERC ignored them all and yesterday granted the Southgate project a three-year extension to build.
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Person County, NC Votes to Approve Dominion LNG Storage Facility

Dominion Energy wants to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) storage facility in Person County, North Carolina, to enhance natural gas service reliability for residential and business customers in the growing region (see NC Residents Freak Out Over Proposed Dominion LNG Storage Tank). Dominion studied several potential sites and collected a boatload of data during the site selection process, including but not limited to construction feasibility, minimizing landowner impacts, connection to Dominion’s existing natural gas system, and avoiding environmentally sensitive areas. Ultimately, Dominion selected a site in the southeast corner of Person County. Mainstream media is doing its best to scare local residents, hoping to block the project. However, over the objections of a rowdy crowd, county commissioners voted Monday to approve a rezoning request from Dominion for the project.
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Dominion Proposes Major LNG Storage Facility in Person County, NC

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Two days ago, MDN reported on a proposed LNG storage project from Dominion Energy located in Greensville County, VA, that would provide a backup supply of natural gas for two Dominion gas-fired power plants (see Dominion LNG Storage for Va. Power Plant Exempt from FERC Regs). Low and behold, Dominion has plans for another similar LNG storage project, this one in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.
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NC Residents Freak Out Over Proposed Dominion LNG Storage Tank

Dominion Energy plans to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) storage facility in Person County, North Carolina, to enhance natural gas service reliability for residential and business customers in the growing region. Dominion studied several potential sites and collected a boatload of data during the site selection process, including but not limited to construction feasibility, minimizing landowner impacts, connection to Dominion’s existing natural gas system, and avoiding environmentally sensitive areas. Ultimately, Dominion selected a site in the southeast corner of Person County. Mainstream media is doing its best to scare local residents, hoping to block the project.
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NC Dem Gov. Roy Cooper Vetoes Bill to Help MVP Southgate

Equitrans Midstream, the builder of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project, wants to extend the pipeline by an extra 75 miles from the current terminus in Pittsylvania County, VA, to Alamance County, NC, to provide natural gas for heating and electric generation. The extension is called MVP Southgate. In typical fashion, Democrats oppose it (see NC Leftist Gov. Cooper Asks FERC to Deny MVP Southgate More Time and 52 NC Legislators Join Gov. in Seeking to Block MVP Southgate). Some energy analysts have chimed in with their view that MVP Southgate will never get built (see Analysts Say MVP Southgate Pipe in NC Not Likely to Get Built). However, all the negative Nellies are not stopping NC’s Republicans, who are trying to make it easier for MVP to get the permits it will need from the Dem-controlled Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
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7 New Pipeline Projects Planned to Handle 2 Bcf/d from MVP

Last week, MDN brought you information about what happens next when (not if) the mighty 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline gets completed (see MVP Prompts New Pipe Expansions for Hungry Downstream Customers). MVP is built to flow 2 Bcf/d (billion cubic feet per day) of Marcellus/Utica gas southward. The problem is there isn’t (yet) enough takeaway capacity at the end of MVP to handle a full 2 Bcf/d of gas. Nor will there be when MVP gets completed by the end of this year (or the beginning of next year). Howeever, there are seven new pipeline projects actively being planned that can help handle the extra load. We have the list.
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Analysts Say MVP Southgate Pipe in NC Not Likely to Get Built

Equitrans Midstream, the builder of the 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) project, proposed to extend the pipeline by an extra 75 miles from the current terminus in Pittsylvania County, VA, to Alamance County, NC, to provide natural gas for heating and electric generation. The extension is called MVP Southgate. In typical fashion, Democrats oppose it (see NC Leftist Gov. Cooper Asks FERC to Deny MVP Southgate More Time and 52 NC Legislators Join Gov. in Seeking to Block MVP Southgate). Some energy analysts are chiming in with their view that MVP Southgate will never get built.
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28 U.S. House Democrats Ask FERC to Reject MVP Southgate Project

A group of 28 House Democrats asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to deny a request from the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to extend the project 75 miles into North Carolina, called MVP Southgate, arguing in a letter this week that Southgate’s construction would pose serious climate and environmental risks to affected states. Typical. Why do so many Democrats irrationally hate fossil energy?
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