New Yorkers Are Being Asked by Their Gas Utility to Back a New Pipeline Line
- National Grid trying to enlist customer support on gas project
- New York fighting gas lines in shift away from fossil fuels
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National Grid Plc is trying to enlist its customers’ support in getting a natural gas project built in New York -- an unusual move for a utility that highlights how intense the U.S. battle over pipelines has become.
The company is sending notices to some of customers, warning them that it can’t expand their gas service unless New York clears a $1 billion pipeline expansion that Williams Co. has proposed. In these notices, the London-based company encourages ratepayers to sign a pre-written letter in support of the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project to be automatically sent to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.