Central Corridor Pipeline
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Central Corridor Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline in Ohio.[1]
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Location
The pipeline will run entirely within Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
Project Details
- Owner: Duke Energy
- Proposed capacity:
- Length: 22.5 kilometers / 14 miles
- Status: Proposed
- Start Year: 2019
Background
The Central Corridor Pipeline is part of a larger project by Duke Energy that includes retiring and replacing old infrastructure and expanding existing natural gas pipelines.[1]
In June of 2016, Duke Energy announced that it was delaying its controversial natural gas pipeline project and would extend the review process. A local activist group called NOPE, or Neighbors Opposed to Pipeline Expansion, is opposed to the project. They say the route goes through highly populated areas by homes, schools, daycares, hospitals and churches, and cite safety concerns.[2]
In April of 2018, Duke Energy Ohio moved forward with its application before the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) to construct its proposed Central Corridor Pipeline in Hamilton County. The previous August, Duke Energy Ohio asked the OPSB for a delay in its application process to allow the company additional time to examine site-specific matters with property owners and municipalities along the proposed alternate, or western, route that runs through Blue Ash, Evendale and Reading.[3]
In March of 2019, Neighbors Opposing Pipeline Extension (NOPE) held a town hall meeting alerting Hamilton County residents that the proposed Duke Energy gas pipeline project is back on track and headed to Columbus for approval.[4] The evidentiary hearing took place in Columbus, Ohio on April 9, 2019. The Ohio Power Siting Board is expected to make a decision by the late summer or early fall of 2019.[5] As of September, 2019, no decision has been publicly announced.
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Central Corridor Pipeline Expansion Project, Duke energy, accessed October 2018
- ↑ Duke Energy postpones controversial pipeline project, FOX 19, June 29, 2016
- ↑ Duke Energy Ohio asks the Ohio Power Siting Board to move forward with its consideration of the Central Corridor Pipeline application, PR Newswire, April 13, 2018
- ↑ Ann Thompson, Duke Defends Proposed Pipeline While Others Try To Halt It, WVXU, March 13, 2019
- ↑ Jessica Schmidt, Decision on hotly-debated Duke Energy pipeline expected by summer, FOX 19, March 13, 2019
