Pipeline Dreams: FERC Greenlights Maysville Gas Route Check
Published Date: 1/20/2026
Notice
Summary
Columbia Gulf Transmission wants to build a new natural gas pipeline called the Maysville Project to supply energy to a power station in Kentucky. The government is getting ready to check the project’s environmental impact and will share their findings by August 11, 2026. If all goes well, final decisions and permits should be wrapped up by November 9, 2026, affecting local energy and possibly jobs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
New gas supply: 340,000 Dth/day
The Maysville Project would provide 340,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas transportation capacity to East Kentucky Power Cooperative's Hugh L. Spurlock Power Station. That adds explicit new gas supply capacity intended for that power plant.
Local land and environmental concerns raised
Commenters told the Commission they are concerned the 42-mile, 30-inch pipeline and related facilities could harm water quality, hydrology, wildlife habitat, cause soil erosion, affect karst features, damage historic resources and agricultural land, lower property values, raise safety concerns for nearby communities, and increase greenhouse gas emissions. The Commission will address all substantive comments in the EA.
Environmental review schedule set
The Commission staff will issue an Environmental Assessment (EA) on August 11, 2026, and that EA will be open for a 30-day comment period. Federal agencies must reach final decisions on required federal authorizations within 90 days of the EA, by November 9, 2026.
Project may affect local jobs
The notice states the project could affect local energy and possibly jobs in the area around the pipeline and the power station. The environmental review and permitting timeline runs through November 9, 2026, which is when federal authorization decisions are expected.
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