Tag: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Rally to oppose new gas pipeline set for May 2 in Somerset
Williams-Transco Company is seeking to build a 32,000 horsepower gas compressor station near residential areas of South Brunswick and Franklin Park. The plan will affect the surrounding towns of Kingston, Monmouth Junction, Kingston, Kendall Park and Princeton. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has scheduled a public hearing to gather input on its recently…
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Old Bridge politicians need to act on pipeline
After two Township Council meetings, constituent calls to the council president and mayor of Old Bridge, more than 1,000 concerned residents and Middlesex County signing up to intervene with FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) entrusted with regulating the proposed Williams Transco fracked natural gas pipeline, township officials have yet to take action in opposing this dangerous project that…
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Opposition group asks for ‘intervenors’ to join compressor project fight
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The deadline is looming for residents opposed to a natural gas compressor station to have their opinions documented. Williams Partners L.P. operates the Transco natural gas pipeline that transports natural gas from south Texas to New York City. Williams is proposing the installation of a compressor station for connection…
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JCP&L power line proposal has moved on to the courts
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer Monmouth County residents have spoken and now the controversial giant electrical proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has entered the courtroom. The project, which JCP&L has entitled the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP), is now in the stage of evidentiary hearings that have begun on April 4 and will continue…
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Company files official application for compressor station project
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A natural gas compressor station could be coming to the South Brunswick area despite a multitude of concerns by residents. Williams Partners L.P. has announced that its subsidiary Transco has filed its official application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization for its Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project,…