Texas Eastern Transmission, LP Requests Authorization to Place Additional Facilities into Service

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP has submitted a request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to authorize the placement of additional facilities into service as part of the Appalachia to Market II and Armagh and Entriken HP Replacement Projects. The company had previously received certificate authorization from FERC on October 23, 2023, for the project, which included the installation of a 24,306 horsepower gas-driven turbine compressor unit at its Entriken Compressor Station. The project aims to provide incremental firm capacity, with a total of 44,500 Dth/d when all facilities are placed into service. Texas Eastern has already completed the mechanical construction of the requested project facilities and is requesting FERC's authorization to place them into service.

Key Takeaways:

• Texas Eastern Transmission, LP has submitted a request to FERC to authorize the placement of additional facilities into service as part of the Appalachia to Market II and Armagh and Entriken HP Replacement Projects.
• The project aims to provide incremental firm capacity, with a total of 44,500 Dth/d when all facilities are placed into service.
• Texas Eastern had previously received certificate authorization from FERC on October 23, 2023, for the project, which included the installation of a 24,306 horsepower gas-driven turbine compressor unit at its Entriken Compressor Station.
• The company has already completed the mechanical construction of the requested project facilities.
• The requested facilities include the approximately 2-mile Line 28 Loop, new receiver valve, and crossover site, and related appurtenances in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
• Restoration of areas of project-related disturbance for these facilities is proceeding satisfactorily, according to Texas Eastern.

Statistics:

• 44,500 Dth/d: total incremental firm capacity when all facilities are placed into service.
• 24,306 horsepower (hp): gas-driven turbine compressor unit installed at the Entriken Compressor Station.
• 2-mile: length of the Line 28 Loop, new receiver valve, and crossover site, and related appurtenances in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
• August 30, 2025: mechanical completion of the requested project facilities.
• 32,000 Dth/d: incremental firm capacity of the facilities already placed into service.

Sources:

• Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 185 FERC P 61,038 (2023) ("October 23 Order").
• Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 192 FERC P 62,048 (2025) ("July 29 Order").
• Docket No. CP22-486-000, Accession No. 20250730-3015 (July 30, 2025) Document Accession #: 20250905-5146 Filed Date: 09/05/2025.