Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s subsidiary, Peninsula Pipeline Company (PPC), has secured approval from the Florida Public Service Commission for three significant projects aimed at expanding natural gas infrastructure to benefit customers of another subsidiary, Florida City Gas (FCG).
Located in Brevard, Indian River, and Miami-Dade counties in Florida, these projects involve a combined capital investment of $46 million and are slated for completion in the first half of 2025.
The approved projects will facilitate the integration of renewable natural gas produced from local landfills into FCG’s natural gas distribution system. This will not only increase gas supply to support FCG’s anticipated growth but also enhance system reliability and flexibility.
“These projects capitalize on methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, allowing this renewable, locally sourced gas to be transported into our system for the benefit of our customers,” stated Kevin Webber, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. “They demonstrate our capacity to meet customer demand by utilizing our transmission and distribution systems to safely and reliably deliver renewable natural gas into expanding markets.”
The Brevard County project will introduce an additional supply of 3,200 Dth/day into the FCG distribution system, providing an alternative gas source and creating flow design enhancements to meet anticipated new demand growth in the county. This project involves approximately five miles of transmission infrastructure with a total capital investment of about $6 million.
In Indian River County, the project will interconnect three existing transmission systems, introducing 3,200 Dth/day of additional supply into the FCG distribution system, thus enhancing resiliency for customers. The new facilities include approximately 14 miles of transmission infrastructure, a district regulator station, a tie-in with the FCG distribution system, and an interconnect with existing PPC facilities, totaling an investment of approximately $18 million.
The Miami-Dade County project will increase capacity by an additional 6,700 Dth/day through approximately eight miles of transmission infrastructure and a district regulator station tied into FCG’s distribution system. This project will support the need for additional supply in South Florida while reinforcing the system with locally sourced renewable natural gas, with a total investment of around $22 million.
Additionally, the Florida Public Service Commission has approved the transfer of the Pioneer Supply Pipeline asset from FCG to PPC. This transfer allows Chesapeake Utilities to better align its assets and services within its subsidiaries. Pioneer Supply will continue to serve FCG and Florida Public Utilities (FPU) through two existing contracts and add two delivery offtakes to meet additional gas supply requirements for FPU.