Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson says he supports phase two ofANR Pipeline’s Wisconsin 2000 Expansion that would add 194 MMcf/dof firm capacity to meet peak-day requirements and the needs of thegrowing power generation market in the state.

“I believe it is necessary and desirable to have new pipelinecapacity available to meet the increasing new natural gas demandthroughout the state of Wisconsin. Therefore, I support ANR’sapplication and request that it be expeditiously approved,” heurged FERC in a letter earlier this month.

“Over the last several years, Wisconsin’s firm peak-day needshave been steadily increasing, and are projected to continue togrow. Because ANR currently serves Wisconsin, this additional newfirm capacity will be available throughout the entire state andwill be available on a timely basis to meet our winter heatingrequirements as well as planned new gas-fired power generation,” hewrote [CP99-241].

The expansion project would include about three miles of 42-inchlooping of ANR’s system in Illinois near Joliet, and the additionof 23,000 horsepower at three existing compressor stations – two ofwhich are located in Wisconsin. ANR hopes to win FERC certificationfor the project by the end of the year, and have it in operation byNovember 2000.

In the meantime, the pipeline said it plans to beginconstruction next month on the first phase of the project, whichwould add about 190 MMcf/d of firm capacity from Joliet to southernWisconsin. That expansion will entail 11.8 miles of 30-inch loopingin Waukesha County, WI, and is expected to be in service by nextfall.

Susan Parker

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