Header Improvement Project
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Header Improvement Project is a cancelled gas pipeline running in Virginia[1]
Location
The pipeline was proposed to run from Prince William County, Virginia to Fauqier County, Virginia[1]
Project details
- Operator: Virginia Natural Gas[1]
- Owner: Virginia Natural Gas[1]
- Parent company: Southern Company gas
- Capacity: MMcf/d
- Status: Cancelled[1]
- Start year:
- Cost: US$346 million[2]
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Background
The proposed project was meant to serve the C4GT and Chickahominy gas plant in Charles City County,[1] stretching from Prince William County in Northern Virginia south to the city of Chesapeake.[2] VNG proposed to construct three new fracked-gas pipelines with a total length of 24 miles, and three new or expanded gas compressor stations from Northern Virginia, through the middle of the state, and over to Hampton Roads.[3]
In December 2020, Virginia State Corporation Commission rejected the request for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity necesary to approve the project.[2] The project would impact sites and communities in Prince William County, Charles City County, Caroline County and the city of Chesapeake.[2] The project was cancelled after heavy opposition from activists and after VNG was unable to prove that C4GT had secured adequate financing.[1] The project is said to have been repackaged as Virginia (VNG) Interconnect Project.[1]
Opposition
The project came under heavy criticism from activist for its reckless permit avoidance.[1] The project was nicknamed "Header Injustice Project" by the activists.[4][5]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Laura Cofsky (2021-03-23). "Virginia Natural Gas Files to Withdraw Their Application for the Interconnect Project - Chesapeake Climate Action Network". Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Tamara Dietrich. "Virginia board rejects application for natural gas pipeline expansion project". Bay Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "Header Improvement Project (HIP)". vaipl.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "We Defeated The Header Injustice Project: Virginia's Latest Fracked Gas Threat - Chesapeake Climate Action Network". Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "Header Injustice Project is Dismissed by State Corporation Commission". www.sierraclub.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
