Under existing market conditions, the study found «there is no electric sector reliability deficiency through 2030, and that
no additional pipeline gas capacity is needed to meet electric reliability needs,» according to a summary of the research.
Not exact matches
Led by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Colorado, Boulder, the study estimates that natural -
gas producers in an area known as the Denver - Julesburg Basin are losing about 4 % of their
gas to the atmosphere — not including
additional losses in the
pipeline and distribution system.
This includes developing needed infrastructure such as new natural
gas pipelines,
additional storage capacity and more.
The topics on which we believe
additional information and analysis are necessary include the purpose and need for the project, potential greenhouse
gas emissions associated with the project, air pollutant emissions at the receiving refineries,
pipeline safety / spill response, potential impacts to environmental justice communities, wetlands and migratory birds.
News reports say the acquisition will bring Dominion an
additional 27,500 miles of
gas distribution
pipelines, 3,400 miles of
gas transmission
pipeline and 56 billion cubic feet of working
gas storage.
It means that there is
additional climate change in the
pipeline that will occur in coming decades even without
additional greenhouse
gases.
Additional natural
gas pipeline may be an obstacle to compliance with state and federal climate policies.
After the
gas is extracted, an
additional 400 million gallons of water per day are consumed for natural
gas refining and
pipeline operations.
Oil and natural
gas pipelines transport energy at a 99.999 percent safety rate, and investing in
additional energy infrastructure will ensure we can continue to deliver affordable energy to homes and businesses throughout the nation.
The scenarios were all run for the winter season — Dec. 1 through Feb. 28 of 2024 - 2025 — and assumed no
additional natural
gas pipelines but accounted for demand reductions from energy efficiencies and rooftop solar power and the continued closure of coal and oil generators.
But for the Oil and
Gas industry — and specifically for the construction of
pipelines — there are
additional goodies.