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The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will be conducting an independent series of public hearings on the proposed PennEast Pipeline, the multi-state agency told FERC Monday.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will be conducting an independent series of public hearings on the proposed PennEast Pipeline, the multi-state agency told FERC Monday.

The proposed greenfield PennEast Pipeline, which would tap the eastern Marcellus Shale to serve Northeast markets, is not needed and would create excess transportation capacity, according to a study by consultant Skipping Stone and commissioned by the New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF). Pipeline backers dispute the findings.

A proposed 21.6-mile, 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to serve the B.L. England power plant at Beesley’s Point, NJ, and to increase service reliability in Atlantic and Cape May counties, “is reasonably necessary for the service, convenience or welfare of the public,” according to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), which has approved South Jersey Gas Company’s (SJG) petition for the project.

A draft update to New Jersey’s 2011 Energy Master Plan (EMP) credits natural gas with helping to drive down the state’s energy costs.

Twelve shippers have signed up for about 90% of the firm capacity that would be available on the proposed PennEast Pipeline, which would access eastern Marcellus Shale gas for the benefit of markets in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to the project’s formal application at FERC.

Twelve shippers have signed up for about 90% of the firm capacity that would be available on the proposed PennEast Pipeline, which would access eastern Marcellus Shale gas for the benefit of markets in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to the project’s formal application at FERC.

PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC said its binding open season for a proposed pipeline to transport 1 Bcf/d of gas to Northeast markets resulted in 965,000 Dth/d of bids.

A quartet of gas utility/marketing companies is planning to tap Marcellus Shale gas with a new 100-mile pipeline that would serve markets in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.