Pending Appalachian Projects

These pipeline projects, part of a 2015 surge in plans to more fully tap Appalachian shale gas, await a decision from FERC.

Map showing the WB XPress route

WB XPress

Filed Dec. 30, 2015
  • Mileage: 29
  • Capacity: 1,300 million cubic feet of gas per day
  • States: Virginia and West Virginia
  • Companies invested in the project1: TransCanada
  • Destination for the gas: Increases capacity for deliveries on an existing pipeline to destinations such as West Virginia and Virginia, with connections to other pipelines. Pitched as having access to East Coast markets, including the Cove Point liquefied natural gas export terminal in Maryland.
Map showing the PennEast route

PennEast

Filed Sept. 25, 2015
  • Mileage: 120
  • Capacity: 1,107 million cubic feet of gas per day
  • States: New Jersey and Pennsylvania
  • Companies invested in the project1: UGI, New Jersey Resources, South Jersey Industries, Enbridge and Southern
  • Destination for the gas: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Map showing the Nexus route

Nexus

Filed Nov. 20, 2015
  • Mileage: 256
  • Capacity: 1,500 million cubic feet of gas per day
  • States: Michigan and Ohio
  • Companies invested in the project1: Enbridge and DTE Energy
  • Destination for the gas: Ohio, Michigan, Canada
Map showing the Mountaineer XPress route

Mountaineer XPress

Filed Aug. 26, 2015
  • Mileage: 165
  • Capacity: 2,700 million cubic feet of gas per day
  • States: West Virginia
  • Companies invested in the project1: TransCanada
  • Destination for the gas: West Virginia, with the ability to serve other markets — the Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South and Gulf Coast — across the company’s existing network
Map showing the Mountain Valley route

Mountain Valley

Filed Oct. 23, 2015
  • Mileage: 303
  • Capacity: 2,000 million cubic feet of gas per day
  • States: Virginia and West Virginia
  • Companies invested in the project1: EQT, NextEra Energy, Consolidated Edison, WGL Holdings and RGC Resources
  • Destination for the gas: Mid-Atlantic, including New York and Virginia, as well as the southeastern U.S.
Map showing the Atlantic Coast route

Atlantic Coast

Filed Sept. 18, 2015
  • Mileage: 600
  • Capacity: 1,500 million cubic feet of gas per day
  • States: North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
  • Companies invested in the project1: Dominion Energy, Duke Energy and Southern
  • Destination for the gas: Virginia and North Carolina

Note

1. Pipeline projects are typically held through subsidiaries. For example, Mountain Valley Pipeline is a joint venture of EQT Midstream Partners, NextEra US Gas Assets, Con Edison Transmission, WGL Midstream and RGC Midstream. The table identifies parent companies.

Source: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission records, company websites

Credit: Leanne Abraham and Alyson Hurt/NPR; Jamie Smith Hopkins/Center for Public Integrity