Eastern Gas Pipeline Gets Green Light Check in PA and VA
Published Date: 8/13/2025
Notice
Summary
Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage is upgrading its compressor stations in Pennsylvania and Virginia to help Washington Gas Light deliver more reliable natural gas to customers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. These improvements include adding powerful new compressors and updating equipment, with no major environmental harm expected. The project moves forward soon, aiming to keep your gas flowing smoothly without big price changes.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Adds 67,500 dth/day for reliability
Eastern Gas Transmission proposes to provide 67,500 dekatherms per day of firm natural gas transportation to Washington Gas Light Company to improve reliability and serve peak demand for Washington Gas customers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. This project is intended to help keep natural gas service available during peak periods for those customers.
FERC staff: no significant environmental impact
FERC staff concluded in the Environmental Assessment that approving the proposed Capital Area Project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA covers construction and operation of the project and reached this finding under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
EA available — comment deadline Sept 8, 2025
The Environmental Assessment (EA) is available electronically on FERC's website and the Commission will accept public comments on the EA focused on environmental effects, alternatives, and mitigation. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 8, 2025; filing comments does not grant intervenor status and the timeframe for timely interventions has expired.
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