North America
August 31, 2016
Fossil Fuels | Natural Gas
Policy Brief
Access Northeast $3B Pipeline Project in Peril as Utilities Cancel Capacity Contracts
FERC and State Proceedings Will Determine Infrastructure Development in New England
After a court ruling forbidding the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to approve contracts requiring electric customers to pay for new gas pipelines, electric utilities have withdrawn their petitions to acquire capacity on the Access Northeast. The ruling deals a setback to New England state plans examining ways to advance regional pipeline projects through capacity contracts with electric distribution companies.
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