Northern Lights 2025 Expansion
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Northern Lights 2025 Expansion is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Minnesota and Wisconsin, operated by Northern Natural Gas Company. Construction began in 2025 and the line entered service in 2026. It runs 8.6 miles of 8", 30", 36" pipe.
| Northern Lights 2025 Expansion | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Northern Natural Gas Company's Northern Lights 2025 Expansion Project[1] |
| General information | |
| Kind | Pipeline project[1] |
| Project type | Expansion[2] |
| Status | In service[2] |
| Commodity | Natural gas[2] |
| Owner and operator | |
| States | Minnesota, Wisconsin[2][3] |
| Counties | Minnesota: Freeborn, Houston, Washington Wisconsin: Monroe[4] |
| Approved | 19 February 2025[3] |
| Construction started | 21 April 2025[5] |
| In service | 28 January 2026[2] |
| FERC docket | CP24-60[1] |
| Contractors | |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 8.6 mi[2][3] |
| Pipe size | 8", 30", 36"[2] |
| Capacity | 46.06 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[3] or 46 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[2][sources disagree] |
| Cost | $60.7 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2] |
| On ProvenHand | |
| Hands listed | 0 |
Northern Lights 2025 Expansion is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Minnesota and Wisconsin, operated by Northern Natural Gas Company. Construction began in 2025 and the line entered service in 2026. It runs 8.6 miles of 8", 30", 36" pipe.
Contractorsedit
| Contractor | Work | Scope | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Minnesota Services[5] | Prime | on-site construction contractor (as Otis Minnesota Services, LLC) for the Elk River 3rd branch line extension and the Farmington to Hugo C-line extension (Washington Co MN) | from 1 April 2025 |
| K & K, Inc.[5] | Prime | on-site construction contractor for the Lake Mills to Albert Lea E-line extension (Freeborn Co MN) and the Tomah branch line loop (Monroe Co WI) | from 1 April 2025 |
Sources disagree
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Referencesedit
- “FERC eLibrary docket CP24-60”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Environmental Assessment, Northern Lights 2025 Expansion Project (CP24-60)”. FERC staff. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “Biweekly Environmental Inspector Report No. 8 (period ending 2025-06-08), Northern Lights 2025 Expansion Project”. Northern Natural Gas Company (filed with FERC). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
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