With buckets of money being thrown at hydrogen energy as the next great savior of humankind (so we don’t toast ourselves to death), it’s no wonder that power generation and local gas utility companies are looking at and experimenting with mixing hydrogen with natural gas to reduce carbon dioxide (and methane) emissions. NiSource, owner and…
In August 2022, MDN brought you the news that Hearthstone Utilities, a Naperville, Illinois-based company, was planning to move its corporate headquarters to Morgantown, West Virginia (see Hearthstone Utilities Moving HQ to WV to Leverage Marcellus/Utica). The move finally happened in June of this year (see Utility Co. Hope Gas Transfers HQ from Illinois to…
Hope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC), otherwise known as a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers in thirty-five West Virginia counties. In January, Hope announced it was buying the West Virginia division of Peoples Gas, currently owned by Essential Utilities, for an undisclosed amount (see Hope Gas…
Local natural gas utility EnergyMark, LLC located in Williamsville, NY (provider of natgas to the Buffalo Bills stadium), announced the acquisition of the assets of another gas utility, Crown Energy Services, Inc. of West Seneca, NY. The two energy supply companies are among the longest-standing suppliers of natural gas in Western New York. Both companies…
Hope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC) or a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers in thirty-five West Virginia counties. Hope Gas recently received approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia to acquire nearly 900 miles of gathering pipelines in northern West Virginia from Equitrans…
Yesterday, Dominion Energy and Enbridge co-announced that Dominion has agreed to sell what we think (not 100% sure) are the remaining natural gas local distribution companies (LDCs) that Dominion owns to Enbridge for $14.0 billion, which includes $9.4 billion in cash plus the assumption of debt. The deal includes three LDCs–The East Ohio Gas Company,…
Eversource wants to build the Western Massachusetts Natural Gas Reliability Project in Springfield, Massachusetts, to prevent winter gas outages. The purpose of the tiny 5.3-mile pipeline is to function as a backup–to prevent natural gas from being turned off for 58,000 Eversource customers (200,000 people) in the region. The existing pipeline in that area is…
A fuel cell manufacturer located in Westmoreland County, PA–WATT Fuel Cell–disclosed in 2022 that its biggest investor is EQT Corporation (see EQT Invests in Fuel Cell Co. – Foresees Future Market for NatGas). WATT Fuel Cell manufactures Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (“SOFC”) stacks and systems that operate on common, readily available fuels such as natural…
Hope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC), otherwise known as a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers in thirty-five West Virginia counties. Hope Gas recently received approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia to acquire nearly 900 miles of gathering pipelines in northern West Virginia…
Hope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC), otherwise known as a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential,… Continue reading The post Equitrans Selling 900 Miles of WV Gathering Pipes to Hope Gas first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
When we saw the headline “Environmental Bootleggers and Baptists Fleece Consumers,” we just couldn’t resist. An article in RealClearEnergy written… Continue reading The post Environmental “Baptists and Bootleggers” Seek to End Fossil Energy first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) continues to ramp up the amount of “responsible” gas it purchases to resell to its customers…. Continue reading The post Virginia Natural Gas Now Buys 50% Responsible Gas for Customers first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
This is a story that may (or may not) be directly tied to Marcellus/Utica gas, but it makes a larger… Continue reading The post Chesapeake Utilities Completes Short Pipe for More Gas in Florida first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
The left’s insane push to ban the use of all fossil energy, including natural gas, is beginning to bear fruit… Continue reading The post Dominion Energy, National Grid Said to be Shopping Northeast Pipes first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Chip manufacturing giant Intel has committed to building two semiconductor factories in New Albany, Ohio, making a huge investment of… Continue reading The post Columbia Gas Asks Ohio for Expedited Approval of 4-Mile Pipeline first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.