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Zia Natural Gas tells Hobbs commissioners system capacity meets projected growth, seeks public input on future needs
Summary
Zia Natural Gas presented its four-year integrated resource planning process to the Hobbs City Commission, reporting roughly 11,000 customers in Lee County, steady sales, and current supply adequacy while seeking public input on larger projects and possible renewable gas options.
Leslie Graham, general manager of Zia Natural Gas, told the Hobbs City Commission that the utility’s integrated resource plan (IRP) shows current supply and system capacity are sufficient to meet projected growth in Lee County while inviting local input on future large gas customers and development.
The IRP, a commission filing required every four years, examines load forecasts, supply sources, and potential resource additions over a 10-year planning horizon. Graham said Zia serves about 39,500 customers statewide and roughly 10,980 (about 11,000) in Lee County and sells nearly 3.5 billion cubic feet of gas a year systemwide and almost 0.9 BCF in Lee County.
“Right now I do believe that we still have sufficient capacity to meet the needs for growth here in the Hobbs area,” Graham said, adding that Hobbs connects to a nearby DCP gas plant with interstate transmission backup. The utility…
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