Gas pipeline approval more contentious, FERC warns

Transportation could become a bottleneck in the future as demand for natural gas increases, and the approval process for pipelines becomes more difficult, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission warns in a new report. More natural gas pipeline capacity will be needed in the next 5-10 years to transport natural gas to fuel new electric generating plants and to serve new markets. For enough pipeline capacity to be on hand FERC says it will speed up the siting process when possible.

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