Feds issue permit to allow natural gas compressors in New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Federal officials on Thursday issued a key permit for the development of natural gas compressor stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to benefit ...

April 7, 2023
3:26 PM

Federal officials on Thursday issued a key permit for the development of natural gas compressor stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to benefit customers in New York state. Load Error The authorization granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was the last federal-level permit required by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline company for its pending East 300 Upgrade project. Designed to feed new connections in Westchester County, New York, for regional energy company Consolidated Edison, the $246 million East 300 Upgrade project includes the construction of a new 19,000-horsepower turbine in West Milford and the expansion of two existing compressor stations in Pennsylvania and Sussex County.

David M. Zimmer