March 12, 2025

Behind push for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s $500M expansion project lies a massive gas plant build out by Duke

Mountain Valley Pipeline wants its 0.55 Bcf/d Southgate project greenlit by year’s end, but environmental groups are urging regulators to demand a fresh application.

Project Proponents: Duke Energy utilities are throwing their weight behind a streamlined path forward for Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC's revised Southgate Project. In filings with FERC on March 10, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress LLC (DEP) supported amending the existing permit, a move that could save the project months, if not years, compared to a full ...

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Filing Date: March 10, 2025

Docket Numbers:

CP25-60

Short Summary:

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress LLC (DEP) filed comments with FERC on March 10, supporting Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) request to amend its existing permit for its Southgate Project, avoiding the need to submit a whole new application that could set the project back by months if not years.

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Categories:

Energy Project & Infrastructure

Tags: Natural Gas, Natural Gas Pipeline Projects

Entities: AltaGas Ltd., Consolidated Edison Inc., Duke Energy Corp., EQT Corp., NextEra Energy Inc., RGC Resources Inc.

Markets:

Regions: Mid-Atlantic & Midwest, Southeast

States: North Carolina, Virginia

Regulators: FERC

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Documents:

Natural Gas Pipeline Project – Amendment to Certificate — Comments