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Duke Energy Carolinas Submits Comments in Support of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company's Northeast Supply Enhancement Project

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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, has submitted a petition to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reissue its certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction and operation of the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE Project). Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, has submitted comments in support of the petition, citing the project's importance in meeting end-user growth and providing much-needed capacity to serve incremental load growth requirements in the New York City area.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Duke Utilities (Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, LLC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, and Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.) have moved to intervene in Docket No. CP20-49-001 and submitted comments in support of Transco's petition to reissue its certificate of public convenience and necessity for the NESE Project.
  • The Duke Utilities are investor-owned utilities engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric power to retail and wholesale customers in their respective service territories.
  • The Duke Utilities believe the NESE Project will provide much-needed capacity to serve incremental load growth requirements and additional generation in the New York City area.
  • The project is designed to provide 400,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service, and there remains strong demand for the NESE Project.
  • The Duke Utilities encourage the FERC to grant the petition and reissue Transco's certificate of public convenience and necessity to allow the construction and operation of the NESE Project.

Statistics:

  • The NESE Project is designed to provide 400,000 dekatherms per day of incremental firm transportation service.
  • The project will help to address the urgent need for incremental natural gas supply to meet demand growth nationwide.

Sources:

  • "JOINT MOTION TO INTERVENE AND COMMENTS OF THE DUKE UTILITIES"
  • Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, "Petition of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC for Expedited Reissuance of Certificate Authority," Docket Nos. CP20-49-0001 and CP17-101-007 (filed May 29, 2025).

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