Federal Register #CP27-9-000

FERC review of Columbia Gulf’s Clark natural gas pipeline project

FERC is reviewing Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC’s proposed Clark natural gas pipeline project in Kentucky. - Government agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); no sub-agency or office is identified. - Named organizations: Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (project applicant and proposed transportation provider); East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (intended customer). - Proposed project: About 8.68 miles of new 30-inch-diameter pipeline in Estill and Clark Counties, Kentucky, with a tie-in to Columbia Gulf’s existing mainline and an aboveground meter station. Both facilities include launcher/receiver assemblies. - Service and capacity: Approximately 250,000 dekatherms per day of firm natural gas transportation for East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s existing J.K. Smith generating plant. - Cost and notable terms: Columbia Gulf estimates the project cost at $95,204,268 and requests rolled-in rate treatment. - Procurement status: This is a regulatory authorization notice, not a government purchase solicitation. No OEMs, product vendors, part numbers, or purchased quantities are identified.

Description

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC filed an application seeking authorization for its Clark Project under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act. The project includes approximately 8.68 miles of new 30-inch pipeline, a tie-in and launcher/receiver assembly, and an aboveground meter station in Estill and Clark Counties, Kentucky. It is intended to provide approximately 250,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation service to East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. The estimated project cost is $95,204,268, and the notice sets November 24, 2026, as the deadline for interventions and comments.

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