The pipeline project, first announced in April 2010, involves the construction of 193 km of 20 inch and 13 km of 30 inch natural gas transmission pipeline. Commenting on the project’s completion, Piedmont Natural Gas Chairman, President, and CEO, Thomas E. Skains, said,
“We are pleased to initiate our natural gas delivery service to the new gas-fired power generation facility as scheduled on 1 June, 2013. This is a significant milestone for Piedmont in the successful execution of our strategic directives to expand our core natural gas business to serve customers and enhance shareholder value.”
The new natural gas pipeline, in addition to serving the requirements of the new power-generation facility, will also create cost-effective expansion capacity that Piedmont will use to help serve the growing natural gas requirements of its other customers in the eastern part of North Carolina