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ALT Public comment period open on pipelines to serve power plants for data center in northern LA The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is accepting comments until Aug. 6 on an application for the Franklin Farm Project, which would consist of a 13.2-mile pipeline, a 1.7-mile pipeline, and seven new meter stations in Richland Parish, Louisiana. If constructed, the project could provide up to 1.25 billion cubic feet of natural gas to proposed gas power plants, the Richland Parish Power Stations, to support Meta's Hyperion Data Center. To learn more, visit the LINK IN BIO or visit oilandgaswatch.org/alerts #oilandgas #news #louisiana #pipeline #datacenter

ALT Energy Transfer plans 708 miles of new pipeline to move gas from TX to AZ

ALT Energy Transfer, one of the largest pipeline companies in the U.S., is planning a $5.6 billion pipeline across much of the desert Southwest to ship gas from West Texas to the Phoenix area. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a series of meetings through early August on the potential environmental impacts of Energy Transfer’s proposed Desert Southwest Expansion Project. The project would entail building 708 miles of pipeline and nine compressor stations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Click the link in bio for information on in-person and virtual meetings. To learn more about this update, visit news.oilandgaswatch.org⁠ or the LINK IN BIO

ALT Public meetings scheduled May 18-21 on 210-mile natural gas pipeline project in northwest NV The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold four public meetings May 18-21 to receive comments on the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Great Basin 2028 Expansion project. The project would consist of the abandonment of 142 miles of existing pipeline in northwest Nevada, and the construction of approximately 210 miles of new pipeline and one compressor station. The project would provide additional capacity of up to 776 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. FERC will also accept comments on the project until 5 p.m. Eastern May 27. To learn more, visit the LINK IN BIO or visit oilandgaswatch.org/alerts