CFA Awards Over $1 Million In Grants To Extend Natural Gas Service In Susquehanna, Warren Counties

On March 26, the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved $1,001,434 in funding for two projects to extend natural gas pipelines to serve business parks and existing manufacturing and industrial enterprises under the Pipeline Investment Program . 

The projects include--

-- $966,782 to Leatherstocking Gas Company LLC for the installation of 5,900 linear feet of natural gas pipeline and a gate station in Harford Township, Susquehanna County. This project will provide natural gas to Jeffers Farms, Inc., the Mountain View School District, and area residents.

-- $34,652 to Sugar Grove Township, Warren County, to extend natural gas service. The project will extend the natural gas lines 4,535 feet and provide service/metering to six residential properties, one business, one non-profit, and the township maintenance building not currently served with natural gas.

Visit CFA's Pipeline Investment Program webpage to learn more.

PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 23 to 29 - Plugging Abandoned Shale Gas Wells, Waste Injection Wells; Failure To Stop Gas Venting  [PaEN]  

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 30 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  

Related Articles This Week - Energy:

-- DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Waste Disposal, Production Reporting For 33,505 Wells In 2023  [PaEN]

-- DEP: 89% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Well Integrity Reporting For 34,455 Wells In 2023  [PaEN]

-- Republican Rep. Causer Blames DEP Database For Showing Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Abandoning, Not Plugging Their Wells; Industry Wants To Redefine Well Owner Responsibility For Abandoned Wells  [PaEN] 

-- Spring Road Dumping Season Underway As Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Get Rid Of Their Wastewater   [PaEN] 

-- CFA Awards Over $1 Million In Grants To Extend Natural Gas Service In Susquehanna, Warren Counties [PaEN]

-- Residents Express Concerns At US DOE's Listening Session On ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Proposal In PA, WV, OH  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permits For Keystone, Conemaugh, Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Previously Announced Shutdown Dates  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Regulation On Use Of Distributed Energy Resources And Virtual Power Plants  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Scrutinized For Cost Inflation, Bad Data

-- TribLive: Murrysville Abandoned Conventional Gas Well To Be Plugged; State Officials Assessing 10s Of Thousands More

-- PA Capital-Star: Cong. Lee Highlights PA’s Abandoned, Unplugged Conventional Oil & Gas Well Problem

-- The Energy Age Blog: Fracking Cecil Township In Washington County 

-- PA Business Report: Energy Groups Opposed Methane Fee Rule Required By Federal Law

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy Stockpiling New Gas Wells To Await Higher Prices

-- Times Leader: Ohio Attorney General Charges PA Company Austin Master Services With Storing Excessive Quantities Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater, Threatening Ohio River 

-- PA Business Report: PA House Republican Bill Package  Focuses On Energy Savings For PA Consumers

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Companies Want A Place For Coal Gas And State’s Other Resources In Hydrogen Incentives

[Posted: March 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest