Commonwealth Energy Connector Project

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Commonwealth Energy Connector Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Virginia, operated by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Construction began in 2024. It runs 6.4 miles of 24" pipe.

Commonwealth Energy Connector Project
General information
KindPipeline project[1]
Project typeExpansion[2]
StatusIn service[2][3]
CommodityNatural gas[2]
Owner and operator
Facility project
StateVirginia[1][2]
CountiesBrunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg[4]
Approved16 November 2023[1]
Construction started5 September 2024[5]
In service7 November 2025[2] or 1 November 2025[3][sources disagree]
FERC docketCP22-502[1]
FERC pre-filing docketPF22-4[6]
Technical information
Length6.4 mi[1][2]
Pipe size24"[2]
Mill coatingfusion-bonded epoxy, factory applied[7]
Capacity105 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1][2]
Cost$117.7 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2] or $78,771,916.76 total in the final cost analysis filed 2026-05-01 (application estimate $117.7 million)[8][sources disagree]
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Commonwealth Energy Connector Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Virginia, operated by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Construction began in 2024. It runs 6.4 miles of 24" pipe.

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SpreadDates
Commonwealth Loop[9][10]from 1 February 2025

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FactValues given
Cost
  • $117.7 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2]
  • $78,771,916.76 total in the final cost analysis filed 2026-05-01 (application estimate $117.7 million)[8]
In service
  • 7 November 2025[2]
  • 1 November 2025[3]

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Referencesedit

  1. “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “Notice of Commencement of Service, Commonwealth Energy Connector Project (CP22-502)”. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (filed with FERC). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  4. “Order Issuing Certificates and Approving Abandonment, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC and Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (CP22-502, CP22-503)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. “Biweekly Construction Status Report for 08/28/2024 to 09/08/2024, Commonwealth Energy Connector Project (CP22-502)”. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (filed with FERC). 16 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. “FERC eLibrary docket CP22-502”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  7. “Application and Resource Report 1, Commonwealth Energy Connector Project (CP22-502)”. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (filed with FERC). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  8. “Cost analysis of constructing the authorized facilities, Commonwealth Energy Connector Project (CP22-502)”. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (filed with FERC). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  9. “Biweekly Construction Status Report for 01/27/2025 to 02/09/2025, Commonwealth Energy Connector Project (CP22-502)”. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (filed with FERC). 18 February 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  10. “Final Environmental Impact Statement, Virginia Reliability Project and Commonwealth Energy Connector Project (CP22-502, CP22-503)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Energy Projects. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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