Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC Submits Monthly Progress Report for Cape Cod Canal Pipeline Relocation Project

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Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC has submitted its eighth monthly progress report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Cape Cod Canal Pipeline Relocation Project, which aims to relocate a pipeline under the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts. The project, approved by FERC in January 2025, is currently in the pre-filing review process. As of August 2025, Algonquin has secured survey permission on 97.62% of the proposed project right-of-way tracts and has completed 88% of the civil survey. The company has also filed draft resource reports and an environmental assessment with FERC, and is awaiting comments from regulatory agencies.

Key Takeaways:

  • Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC has secured survey permission on 97.62% of the proposed project right-of-way tracts.
  • The civil survey for the project is 88% complete.
  • Draft resource reports 1 and 10 were filed with FERC on February 5, 2025, and draft resource reports 1 through 12 were filed on June 16, 2025.
  • Algonquin has filed a draft applicant prepared environmental assessment with FERC on August 22, 2025.
  • The project is currently in the pre-filing review process, with FERC approval granted in January 2025.
  • Algonquin is anticipating comments from regulatory agencies on the environmental assessment in mid-September 2025.
  • The final application is expected to be submitted in late September 2025.

Statistics:

  • 97.62% of proposed project right-of-way tracts have been granted survey permission.
  • 88% of the civil survey is complete.
  • 12 draft resource reports have been filed with FERC, with comments received from regulatory agencies on July 17 and July 18, 2025.
  • 1 draft applicant prepared environmental assessment has been filed with FERC, with comments anticipated in mid-September 2025.
  • The project is expected to submit its final application in late September 2025.

Sources:

  • Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, "Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC Cape Cod Canal Pipeline Relocation Project Docket No. PF25-4-000 FERC Pre-Filing Process Monthly Progress Report Period Ending: August 31, 2025 Report #: 8"
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), "Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC Cape Cod Canal Pipeline Relocation Project Docket No. PF25-4-000"
  • 18 C.F.R. SS 157.21(f)(6) (2024).