Texas Pipeline Expansion Opens the Floor for Environmental Comments
Published Date: 11/5/2026
Notice
Summary
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America wants to expand its pipeline in Moore and Deaf Smith counties, Texas. The government is asking the public to share their thoughts on how this project might affect the environment before making a decision. If you care about local nature or community changes, now’s the time to speak up by December 2, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Landowners: Easements and Eminent Domain Risk
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company representative may contact you to negotiate an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. You are not required to agree, but if the Commission approves the project the Natural Gas Act conveys the company the right of eminent domain, and the company could initiate condemnation proceedings in court; compensation would be determined by a judge under state law.
Land Disturbance: Acres Affected by Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 56 acres of land, and after construction Natural would maintain about 8.4 acres for permanent operation of the project's facilities while the remaining acreage would be restored. The compressor station site is within the boundaries of a former compressor station owned in fee by the company, and the delivery point would be adjacent to existing rights-of-way.
Pipeline Capacity to Power Planned Data Center
The Amarillo Expansion Project would provide about 550,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/day) of firm transportation capacity comprised of 228,800 Dth/day of reserved unsubscribed capacity and an additional increase of 321,200 Dth/day. Natural states the project would deliver natural gas to a new gas-fired electric generation facility to provide power to a planned data center in Deaf Smith County, Texas.
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