PennEast Pipeline
| PennEast Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| From | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| To | Mercer County, New Jersey |
| General information | |
| Type | Natural gas |
| Owner | PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 115 mi (185 km) |
| Diameter | 36 in (914 mm) |
The PennEast Pipeline is a proposed project by PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC, a consortium of six energy companies, to move natural gas from the Marcellus Shale region in Pennsylvania to New Jersey. The proposed 36-inch (910 mm) pipeline would run from Dallas, Luzerne County to Pennington, Mercer County, New Jersey, a distance of approximately 115 miles (185 km).[1]
Ownership
The six founding energy partners of PennEast Pipeline consortium are AGL Resources, NJR Pipeline Company, Public Service Enterprise Group, South Jersey Industries, Spectra Energy Partners and UGI Energy Services.
Route
An interactive map published by the PennEast consortium shows a "proposed route" noted as subject to change beginning in Luzerne County in Pennsylvania and terminating in Mercer County, New Jersey. Community organizations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have mounted strong responses to the consortium's proposal. Pennsylvania and New Jersey counties and municipalities traversed by the proposed pipelines are listed below.
Pennsylvania counties and municipalities
- Luzerne (Dalles Township, Kingston Township, West Wyoming Borough, Wyoming Borough, Jenkins Township, Plains Township, Laflin Borough)
- Carbon (Kidder Township, Lake Harmony Borough, Albrightsville Borough, Jim Thorpe Borough, Penn Forest Borough, Townamensing Township, Kunkletown Borough, Palmerton Borough)
- Northampton (Danielsville Borough, Moore Township, Bath Borough, Upper Nazareth Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Bethlehem Township, Williams Township, Lower Saucon Township)
- Bucks (Durham Township, Riegelsville Borough)
New Jersey counties and municipalities
- Hunterdon (Holland Township, Frenchtown Borough, Kingwood Township, Alexandria Township, Delaware Township, Stockton Borough, West Amwell Township, Lambertville)
- Mercer ( Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township)
References
- ↑ "PennEast Pipeline" (PDF). Penneastpipeline.com. Retrieved 2016-12-06.