[buckalfa]

Although environmentalist will claim victoy, market conditions killed the pipeline.

[2banana]

Didn’t Buffet just buy Dominion Energy?

[House Atreides]

“Although environmentalist will claim victoy, market conditions killed the pipeline.”
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Market conditions along with huge cost increases caused by needless delays and obstruction by the DIMocRATS. Enjoy your high cost electric heating Virginians and North Carolinians...be sure to thank your ‘RAT Governors.

[eyeamok]

legal uncertainty that overhangs large-scale energy and industrial infrastructure development in the United States. Until these issues are resolved, the ability to satisfy the country's energy needs will be significantly challenged."

The only reason for the constant Legal Battle to do Anything is a result of CONgress refusing to assert their authority and do their damn job.

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be a Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

the Supreme Court shall remain Silent on this issue, is all that is needed at the end of legislation and don't forget the Lower Courts, CONgress is their daddy and can order them to do what they want, they created them.

[Alberta's Child]

Based on my own experience with these pipeline rackets, I’d say there would have been less than a 50% chance that the pipeline ever would have been constructed even if there was no political opposition at all.

I’ve seen these major energy producers play this charade where they go through this long permitting process for a new pipeline just to keep their competitors from expanding their own pipeline capacity. With advances in fracking natural gas has gotten dirt cheap, and restricting pipeline capacity is the easiest way for these companies to keep prices high for their customers.

[ClayinVA]

Very weird. They have already laid a bunch of pipe in my area. I assume they just wanted it to go to the Columbia Pipeline in Southwest Virginia.

[cicero2k]

Endgame: locally produced wind and solar, stored in cheap batteries. Long distance energy transport will not be expanded, just like new interstate highway routes.

[chrisser]

We had a pipeline come through our area. It’s kinda stalled now - can’t recall the reason.

There was a very modest boom in the local gas stations and restaurants for maybe 9 months. Nothing to sneeze at but still not exactly a windfall for the community.

The “construction jobs” touted were all out of state people, mostly TX and OK by the license plates. Some of the locals made out by quickly building RV parks on their property and renting out lots, but supply outstripped demand and now they’re all empty. I guestimate that maybe 25 people in the whole town saw a benefit to the increase in traffic. For everyone else it was a temporary PITA.

The restaurant capacity is now gone. Things are basically back to normal, and the pipeline sits unfinished.

[Rebelbase]

Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.