Pipeline Swap: Texas Eastern Upgrades Old Lines for Safety
Published Date: 2/3/2025
Notice
Summary
Texas Eastern Transmission wants to replace 2.19 miles of old pipeline and upgrade a station in Wilson County, Tennessee, to keep things safe and up to code. This $24.8 million project affects local energy delivery and needs approval soon. If you care, you’ve got a deadline to speak up or protest before the Commission makes a decision.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Pipeline replacement for safety in Tennessee
Texas Eastern plans to replace 2.19 miles of 30-inch pipeline and upgrade a meter and regulator station in Wilson County, Tennessee. The company says the $24.8 million Project will ensure continued safe and compliant operations after a class location change identified by federal pipeline safety authorities.
March 28, 2025 participation deadline
If you want to protest, intervene, or comment on the Project, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 28, 2025. If no protest is filed (or a filed protest is withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time), the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective the day after the protest period ends.
No fee to file protests or comments
There is no fee or cost to file protests, motions to intervene, or comments about the Project. You can file electronically or by mail and should reference docket number CP25-49-000.
Only intervenors can appeal Commission orders
Only parties that file timely motions to intervene may request rehearing of Commission orders in this proceeding and later challenge those orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. To be a party you must submit a motion to intervene by March 28, 2025.
FERC help for landowners and communities
The Commission's Office of Public Participation can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, and Tribal members, access information and file interventions, comments, or protests. Contact details are provided (phone and email) for assistance.
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