KNOE: Landrieu calls on FERC to reject a proposal to close Midla natural gas pipeline
In a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Acting Chairman Cheryl A. LaFleur, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today called on the commission to reject a proposal made March 28, 2014, by ArcLight Capital Partners LLC hedge fund (ArcLight) to abandon and replace portions of the Midla natural gas pipeline that serves many cities throughout nine parishes in Louisiana, including Franklin, Catahoula, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Concordia, West Feliciana, East Feliciana and East Baton Rogue.
Under ArcLight’s proposal, homeowners’ monthly utility bills could double. In order for ArcLight to move forward with its plans to abandon the Midla pipeline, the proposal must be approved by FERC. ArcLight has also requested that FERC make a final determination by July 1, 2014—a rushed date that Sen. Landrieu has asked FERC to reject. Read Sen. Landrieu’s letter.
