Just a few months ago, New England’s biggest and most controversial pipeline proposal, Algonquin Gas Transmission’s Access Northeast project (see “Securing Pipeline Infrastructure for Gas-Fired Generation in New England” in the July 2016 issue), was poised for regulatory scrutiny.
Access Northeast distinguished itself by its partnership with electric distribution companies (EDCs), namely National Grid and Eversource, which entered into long-term pipeline precedent agreements for capacity to help finance the project. The costs of this capacity would be borne by the customers of electric-only EDCs via retail rates.
