Pine Prairie Boosts Gas Storage with New Cavern Dig
Published Date: 8/27/2025
Notice
Summary
Pine Prairie Energy Center wants to upgrade its gas storage in Louisiana by adding a new big cavern, a powerful compressor, and some pipeline tweaks. They’re also adjusting their total storage capacity and daily delivery limits, aiming to boost how much gas they can move in and out each day. If you’re interested, you’ve got until a set deadline to speak up or get involved!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Large Louisiana Gas Storage Expansion
Pine Prairie wants to build a new cavern (Cavern No. 6) with 10.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas (15.4 Bcf total), add a 19,000-horsepower electric compressor, 2.37 miles of 30-inch header loop pipeline, a brine filtration system, and other facilities at the PPEC Facility in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. The company proposes to restate certificated capacity from 102.6 Bcf to 87.2 Bcf (61.1 Bcf working, 26.1 Bcf base), reduce maximum daily delivery from 3.2 Bcf/day to 3.0 Bcf/day, and add up to 0.3 Bcf/day of incremental injection and up to 0.5 Bcf/day of incremental withdrawal capacity; the application says this will improve the facility's operational capabilities and system reliability.
Public Participation Deadline and Options
Anyone may comment, protest, or move to intervene in Docket CP25-533-000 at no fee; the deadline to file a motion to intervene or submit comments or protests is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 12, 2025. The notice lists three filing methods (eComment, eFiling, or paper mail) and states the Commission's Office of Public Participation can help (OPP phone (202) 502-6595, email [email protected]).
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