DC Circuit Remands And Vacates FERC's Order Approving The Transco Project

On July 30, 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Jersey Conservation Foundation, et al. v. FERC vacated FERC's order approving Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco)'s Regional Energy Access Expansion Project. This project involves the construction and operation of approximately 36.1 miles of new natural gas pipeline facilities, including 22.3 miles of 30-inch-diameter lateral pipeline and 13.8 miles of 42-inch-diameter loop pipeline, as well as a new compressor station and modifications to existing stations, running through New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The project is designed to expand natural gas delivery capacity by 829,400 dekatherms per day. This blog post explores three notable aspects of the court's opinion.