East Tennessee Natural Gas

U.S. Public Power Utilities Opting for Natural Gas to Replace Coal-Fired Generation

U.S. Public Power Utilities Opting for Natural Gas to Replace Coal-Fired Generation

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said it would add natural gas-fired generation fueled by a potential pipeline expansion proposed by ​​Enbridge Inc.’s East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) as it retires a large segment of coal generation.  TVA, which has floated the proposal of retiring the Kingston Fossil Plant (KIF) since its 2019 Integrated Resource…

April 5, 2024
East Tennessee, Transco Natural Gas Pipes Approved by FERC

East Tennessee, Transco Natural Gas Pipes Approved by FERC

FERC last week granted approval for a pair of natural gas pipeline projects, including Enbridge Inc.’s East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) and Williams’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Co. LLC, aka Transco. ETNG’s System Alignment (SA) Program is designed to improve reliability in response to shifts in customer demand that have created imbalances on…

March 26, 2024
East Tennessee Natural Gas Looking to Support TVA’s Potential Coal-to-Gas Switch

East Tennessee Natural Gas Looking to Support TVA’s Potential Coal-to-Gas Switch

Enbridge Inc.’s East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) is proposing to build a 122-mile natural gas pipeline that could add 300,000 Dth/d of firm transportation capacity to support Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) long-range plan to reduce its coal fleet.  FERC issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for ETNG’s Ridgeline…

September 26, 2023