Southwest Gas's pipeline bet just got $600M bigger
A larger investment in pipeline capacity could expand gas transportation infrastructure and future natural gas flow.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from Interstate natural gas transmission pipelines, we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
Interstate natural gas transmission pipelines →supply upMore interstate transmission capacity should increase delivered natural gas availability to households, and this input has a 0.95 dependency strength.
88% confidenceInterstate natural gas transmission pipelines →supply upNortheast US (New England + Mid-Atlantic)
Expanded interstate pipeline capacity should improve gas supply availability in this regional market, which accounts for 28% of the flow share.
83% confidenceInterstate natural gas transmission pipelines →supply upMidwest US (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan)
Expanded interstate pipeline capacity should improve gas supply availability in this regional market, which accounts for 25% of the flow share.
Hop 2
Natural gas (home) →supply upInterstate natural gas transmission pipelines
The added $600M pipeline investment directly expands interstate transmission capacity, increasing the availability of this upstream input to residential gas service.
88% confidenceNatural gas (lumber kiln drying) →supply upMore pipeline capacity should make natural gas used in lumber kiln drying more available, and this downstream good has a relatively strong 0.45 dependency marked critical.
84% confidenceSouthwest and California →supply upHop 3
Lumber and wood products →supply upNatural gas (lumber kiln drying)
Lumber drying is a critical natural-gas-intensive step, so expanded gas transport capacity should make that input more available.
81% confidencePaper and household products →supply upNatural Gas for Yankee Dryer and Steam Generation
Added gas pipeline capacity should improve natural-gas availability for a critical paper-manufacturing input, easing the supply constraint on Yankee dryer steam generation.
59% confidence
Where it lands
What you buy, and what you own.
Goods you buy
Natural gas (home) · Lumber and wood products · Paper and household products
In the MyPRIA app, this is checked against your own holdings.