Utah Gas Caverns Expand, Beg for More Build Time
Published Date: 5/6/2025
Notice
Summary
Magnum Gas Storage wants to change its gas storage project by redesigning two caverns and adding two new ones, plus new pipelines and a brine pond in Utah. They’re also asking for more time—about four and a half years—to finish building everything because of these big changes. This affects local energy infrastructure and could open up new business chances with nearby pipelines and power plants.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Request to Delay In-Service Deadline 4.5 Years
Magnum asks the Commission to suspend the current required in‑service date of May 17, 2025 and to grant four and one-half years to construct and place the facilities in service measured from the date of the order authorizing the amendment. Magnum says the existing deadline is unreasonable because of the extensive changes proposed.
New Pipeline Interconnections Enable Commercial Opportunities
The amendment would add two new pipeline interconnections: one with Kern River and one with the Intermountain Power Plant. The filing states these interconnections "accommodate commercial opportunities that were not present prior to 2024."
Redesign and Add Salt Caverns in Utah
Magnum requests authorization to redesign two storage caverns to 5.2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) each and to build two additional caverns of 5.2 Bcf each, keeping the total working gas capacity at 21 Bcf. The project also includes a new brine disposal pond, pipelines, and associated facilities in Millard, Juab, and Utah Counties, Utah.
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