Iroquois Gas Pipeline

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Iroquois Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in the northeastern United States.

Location

The pipeline runs from Waddington, New York to Bronx, New York, passing through New York and southwestern Connecticut.

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Project Details

• Operator: TransCanada, Dominion Resources, TC Pipelines LP
• Current capacity: 500 Million cubic feet per day
• Length: 416 miles / 669 km
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1992

Background

Iroquois was created in response to dramatic increases in natural gas demand and was designed to link the Canadian supplies with the Northeast U.S. markets.

The Iroquois Gas Transmission System is a limited partnership of four U.S. and Canadian energy companies or limited partnerships. TC PipeLines, LP, owns a 49.3 percent interest. Of the remainder, 0.7 percent is held by a subsidiary of TransCanada and 50 percent is owned by affiliates of Dominion Resources, Inc. The system includes a 416-mile interstate natural gas pipeline that extends from the U.S.-Canadian border at Waddington, New York, onward through New York State and western Connecticut, finally reaching its end point in the Bronx, New York. The system began operations in 1992. There are 7 compressor stations and 20 delivery points along the pipeline.