Equitrans files for approval to connect Rover pipeline to West Virginia power plant

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Equitrans recently filed an official request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval to construct an approximately 17-mile pipeline from southwest Pennsylvania to West Virginia.

If approved, the Tri-State Corridor Project will include a line connected to the Rover pipeline to provide natural gas liquids to West Virginia’s first natural-gas-fired electric power plant.

The project would connect the Rover Pipeline along with two “non-jurisdictional” pipelines at the Trinity Interconnect site. The majority of the line would be a 16-inch pipe carrying shale gas to ESC Brooke County I, which is being built by Energy Solutions Consortium. The project would be the sole source of fuel for the plant.

Equitrans, LP, a subsidiary of EQM Midstream Partners based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, would operate the pipeline.

“Energy infrastructure in Pennsylvania is crucial for the state’s economic,” the Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance said in a blog post. “Pennsylvania is now the second-largest natural gas producer in the country and the industry has generated countless benefits for the commonwealth through jobs and increased access to energy resources for consumers – both have produced great economic benefit. Sustained investment in projects like the Tri-State Corridor Project will continue to provide the citizens of Pennsylvania with jobs to support Pennsylvania’s working families, lower energy costs, and economic stability.”