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]

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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. 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. 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.
  3. "Header Improvement Project (HIP)". vaipl.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. "We Defeated The Header Injustice Project: Virginia's Latest Fracked Gas Threat - Chesapeake Climate Action Network". Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. "Header Injustice Project is Dismissed by State Corporation Commission". www.sierraclub.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.