ABOUT OUR PARTNERS
Palomar Gas Transmission is a partnership between NW Natural and TransCanada. NW Natural is the largest independent natural gas utility in the Pacific Northwest and a major provider of natural gas storage services, with more than 641,000 residential and business customers in Oregon and southwest Washington.
What's New
June 4, 2009
PALOMAR STUDIES ROUTE ALTERNATIVES
Palomar Gas Transmission submitted its certificate application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in December 2008 after nearly two years of preparation, study, and consultation with stakeholders, including agencies and landowners. Much of that time was spent developing a proposed route that would avoid sensitive areas where possible and minimize Palomar’s impacts on the environment.
Since December, Palomar has been approached by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to further study the route identified as the “Warm Springs Alternative” in the certificate application. BLM has also asked Palomar to study another alternative that would route the pipeline through the city of Maupin in Wasco County.
Palomar Gas Transmission - About The Project
FERC FILINGS
All filings in Palomar Gas Transmission’s docket (CP09-35-000) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are public records. On December 11, 2008, Palomar filed an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct the Palomar natural gas pipeline in Oregon.
View the latest filings with FERC.
Palomar Gas Transmission is a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline that provides needed new infrastructure to serve Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and other western states. Upon completion, Palomar will improve energy delivery options for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington.
By offering new competition, new sources of supply, and enhanced service reliability, Palomar stands to be one of the most significant developments in energy infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest in 50 years.
Palomar filed its certificate application to build the pipeline with the Federal Energy Regulatory commission in December. The complete application is available online at www.ferc.gov and on this website by following the link below. It is also available in print form at libraries along the proposed right of way. A link to the list of libraries is below.
More about the project [.pdf]
Reliable energy for the future
Palomar certificate application and Resource Reports
List of libraries [.pdf]