It has been announced that Piedmont Natural Gas has entered into an agreement with Duke Energy to deliver natural gas to the electric utility’s W.S. Lee power generation facility near Anderson, South Carolina.
Piedmont plants to build approximately 1.5 miles of new natural gas transmission pipeline and compression facilities to provide natural gas delivery service to the plant by May 2017.
It is estimated that Piedmont has invested roughly $38 million in the pipeline and compression facilities and it is supported by a long-term service agreement with Duke Energy. The agreement is subject to approval by the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Piedmont Natural Gas Chairman, President, and CEO, Thomas E. Skains, commented on the agreement, “We are excited about this additional opportunity to work with Duke Energy to build new infrastructure to deliver clean and efficient natural gas to the W.S. Lee facility. We believe this project will benefit both the environment and energy consumers in South Carolina.”