The annual throughput of gas to the B.L.England generating facility will be approximately 20m dekatherms (DTH), which is equivalent to the annual gas supply by SJG to roughly 267,000 homes in the region. It will be interconnected with the South Jersey Gas system and hence act as a back-up supply to approximately 142,000 SJG customers, who are being served by a single pipeline and are vulnerable to service outages in event of natural disasters and accidents. The new pipeline will also enhance the access to safe and reliable gas supply to the customers in Atlantic and Cape May counties of Southern New Jersey. It will also enable the achievement of a number of goals mentioned in the EMP such as the promotion of new, clean, in-state electric generation for power production and environment protection by reducing air emissions. The proposed pipeline will supply natural gas to the coal-fired generation station, securing gas supply to it upon conversion into a natural gas-fired plant. RC Cape May Holdings, the power station owner, decided to repower the plant using natural gas. England station, being a coal-fired plant, has hence been given a choice to either decommission the station or to convert it into a natural gas-powered facility. SJG pipeline project background and benefitsĪccording to the 2011 Energy Master Plan, the state has to discourage the construction of new coal-fired power plants and accelerate the decommissioning of existing plants. The project is awaiting final approval by the Pinelands Commission. It has also received approvals from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The pipeline project, to be constructed with an investment of $90m, received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in December 2015. The project is a part of New Jersey’s 2011 Energy Master Plan (EMP), which is aimed at reducing energy cost for customers and promoting a diverse portfolio of clean in-state power generation. South Jersey Gas Company (SJG), a natural gas supplier in New Jersey, US, proposed a new 22-mile (35.4km)-long gas pipeline to transmit natural gas to the Cape May Energy Centre (formerly B.L.England generating facility) located in Beesley’s Point, Cape May County, New Jersey.
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