Rockies Connector

An important component of Williams' Northeast Supply Project is the development of a new, 250-mile extension of its existing Transco natural gas pipeline. The company is calling this pipeline extension Rockies Connector. Williams is currently in the preliminary stages of designing this extension, gathering data for studies that will help the company determine the location of the facilities that would be needed.

Rockies Connector is being designed to connect natural gas supplies originating from the Rocky Mountains, Appalachia and the emerging Marcellus shale supply regions to growing, major markets in the Northeast. The proposed pipeline extension would connect Williams’ Transco Station 195 in York County, Penn., to the eastern terminus of the Rockies Express pipeline in Monroe County, Ohio. Once complete, the extension will provide Northeast markets with unprecedented access to abundant, domestic natural gas supplies.

Interstate natural gas pipelines are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

As such, FERC requires operators like Williams to obtain a federal Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, in addition to various state and local permits, before any pipeline facilities can be built.