Overview

• The commission approved National Grid’s long-term gas plan and ordered reports on demand forecasting, the Greenpoint LNG facility, supply optimization, and contingency measures if NESE is not built.
• The Department of Environmental Conservation says the water-quality application is complete for public review, is reviewing roughly 17,000 comments, and has not issued a final decision.
• National Grid estimates customers would fund $1.064 billion in construction, raising average bills about 3.5%, and projects multi‑billion dollars in gas-system and electricity savings.
• Environmental groups and several legislators argue the project is unnecessary, would harm water quality and marine ecosystems, and would saddle ratepayers with long-term costs.
• The proposal would carry Pennsylvania gas through New Jersey under Raritan Bay to New York City and Long Island, revisiting a project the state rejected in 2009 and 2020.