Williams Partners Joins with Southern Company and Expands Pipeline Capacity to Serve Growing Georgia Natural Gas Markets
August 01 2017 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) and Southern Company Gas, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company
(NYSE:SO), announced today they have successfully placed into
service their Dalton Expansion Project to provide additional
reliable natural gas service to utility companies, a power company
and a municipal entity in northwest Georgia.
The Dalton Expansion Project is an expansion of the existing
Transco pipeline system designed to deliver natural gas to an
electric generating facility in northern Georgia operated by
Oglethorpe Power Corp., local distribution company Atlanta Gas
Light, as well as the City of Cartersville. The pipeline lateral is
co-owned by Williams Partners and Southern Company Gas and was
approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in
August 2016.
The project added 115 miles of new steel pipe extending from
Coweta County, Ga., to new delivery points in Paulding and Murray
Counties, Ga. The pipeline was designed to transport approximately
448,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day (enough natural gas to
meet the daily needs of about 2 million homes).
“Our Dalton project provides clean-burning natural gas to meet
the growing electric generation and local distribution needs in
Georgia,” said Frank Ferazzi, senior vice president of Williams
Partners’ Atlantic-Gulf operating area. “It is one of several
Transco projects creating much-needed access to gas supplies in the
northern portion of Transco’s system to meet growing demand in the
South. In addition to the environmental benefits of connecting
electric power generators with this cleaner energy resource, these
natural gas pipeline investments produce stable, long-term returns
for our business.”
“We are very pleased to be joining with Williams in this very
important project, which will bring additional supply diversity to
the Georgia markets,” said Peter Tumminello, group president of
Southern Company Gas’ commercial businesses. “The project
aligns with our goal of investing in infrastructure to serve the
growing energy needs of our service territories.”
Construction on the Dalton Expansion Project began in August
2016. With this expansion, the Transco pipeline’s system design
capacity is increased to 14.2 MMdt/d. The pipeline has reliably
served Georgia for more than 60 years, delivering about one-third
of all of the natural gas consumed in the state.
Transco, the nation’s largest-volume and fastest-growing
interstate natural gas pipeline system, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Williams Partners L.P. Transco delivers natural gas
to customers through its 10,200-mile pipeline network whose
mainline extends nearly 1,800 miles between South Texas and New
York City. The system is a major provider of cost-effective natural
gas services that reaches U.S. markets in 12 Southeast and Atlantic
Seaboard states.
About Williams Partners
Williams Partners is an industry-leading, large-cap natural gas
infrastructure master limited partnership with a strong growth
outlook and major positions in key U.S. supply basins. Williams
Partners has operations across the natural gas value chain
including gathering, processing and interstate transportation of
natural gas and natural gas liquids. Williams Partners owns and
operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines system wide –
including the nation’s largest volume and fastest growing pipeline
– providing natural gas for clean-power generation, heating and
industrial use. Williams Partners’ operations touch approximately
30 percent of U.S. natural gas. Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams (NYSE:
WMB), a premier provider of large-scale U.S. natural gas
infrastructure, owns approximately 74 percent of Williams Partners.
www.williams.com
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), America’s premier energy
company. Southern Company Gas serves approximately 4.6 million
natural gas utility customers through its regulated distribution
companies in seven states and more than 1 million retail customers
through its companies that market natural gas and related home
services. Other nonutility businesses include investments in
interstate pipelines, asset management for natural gas wholesale
customers and ownership and operation of natural gas storage
facilities. For more information, visit Southern Company Gas at
www.southerncompanygas.com.
Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking
statements” as defined by federal law. Although the partnership
believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially
different. Additional information about issues that could lead to
material changes in performance is contained in the partnership’s
annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Media Contacts:Williams Partners L.P.Chris Stockton,
713-215-2010orSouthern Company GasMekka Parish,
404-584-4165orInvestor Contact:Williams Partners L.P.Brett
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