After FERC approval, Northern Natural seeks quick construction start on Northern Lights

摘要

Northern Natural Gas has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for immediate permission to proceed with construction of the Northern Lights 2021 project, fast on the heels of receiving certificate approval from the agency. The project is among the first to have received FERC certificate approval since Democratic Commissioner Richard Glick became chairman this year, and the company’s actions illustrate one approach to navigating changed realities at FERC under new leadership. For instance, prior to receiving FERC certificate authorization May 20, the company supplemented the record at the commission with more information about the project's greenhouse gas emissions, potentially helping expedite a decision by leadership concerned with that issue (CP20-503).