Natural gas consumers in the Northeast face “devastating consequences” this winter unless temporary permission is granted to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC to continue operating a pipeline expansion, the Williams subsidiary argued in a filing with FERC.
Transco, as it is better known, stated in a filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that the Regional Energy Access (REA) expansion, with 829,400 Dth/d capacity, should continue to operate, despite a court-ordered shutdown (No. CP21-94-001). It has requested FERC issue a temporary certificate of public convenience and necessity.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in July sided with opponents and ruled that FERC had erred in 2023 when it approved REA (No. 23-1064). The court stated that FERC had “arbitrarily overlooked significant environmental consequences,” among other things.
