Three days after receiving final federal approval and nearly a decade after it was first proposed, the 303-mile, $7.85 billion Mountain Valley Pipeline is funneling natural gas from West Virginia into Virginia, where it will boost fuel reserves to power mid-Atlantic electric utilities.
Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) began operating on June 14, ending years of legal contention, regulatory debate, and environmental protests.
“This is an important and long-awaited day for our nation and the millions of Americans who now have greater access to an abundant supply of domestic natural gas for use as an affordable, reliable, and cleaner energy resource,” said Diana Charletta, president and chief executive officer of Equitrans Midstream Corp., which spearheaded the joint project with builder RG Resources and regional power providers NextEra Energy, Consolidated Edison, and AltaGas….
