Rockies Pipeline Pushes for Gas Line Growth Spurt
Published Date: 11/28/2025
Notice
Summary
Rockies Express Pipeline wants to build a new pipeline and meter station between Colorado and Wyoming to deliver extra natural gas—about 419,000 dekatherms daily—to power plants and industrial customers nearby. This $57.3 million project will boost energy supply for a new industrial park. People who want to speak up have until a set deadline to intervene or protest this plan.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New 7.2‑Mile Gas Lateral to Industrial Park
Rockies Express filed on November 18, 2025 to build a new 36‑inch, 7.2‑mile lateral and meter station between Weld County, Colorado and Laramie County, Wyoming to deliver 419,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas. The project is estimated to cost $57,300,000 and its stated purpose is to supply fuel gas to a planned cogeneration plant and a fuel cell plant serving an industrial park.
Project May Be Deemed Authorized If Unopposed
If no protest is filed by the deadline or a filed protest is withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing, the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective the day after the protest deadline. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing, the Commission will consider the request.
You Can Protest or Intervene by Jan 20, 2026
You may file a protest, a motion to intervene, or a comment about this project by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 20, 2026 (docket CP26-28-000). There is no fee to file, and submissions may be made electronically via FERC eFiling or by mailing a paper copy to the Commission addresses provided in the notice.
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