On the coldest day of the season yet, Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday laid the blame for limited natural gas supplies in southern New York at the feet of utility companies – even though his administration has refused to approve permits for a pipeline project that would provide enough energy to fuel about 2.3 million homes in the region.
First, let’s look at the timeline around the governor’s handling of the Williams Pipeline:
- 2017: Williams Cos Inc proposes spending $1 billion to expand capacity of the Williams Pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York.
- May 2019: The Cuomo administration rejects key permits