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Enbridge says Lebanon Compressor Station to be modernized; work to begin March 10 with local outreach
Summary
Enbridge (Texas Eastern) told Warren County commissioners it will modernize compressor units at its Lebanon Compressor Station beginning March 10; work is in-kind replacement within existing fence line, will use about 100 workers, run ~1½ years, and is not a pipeline replacement.
Elizabeth James, senior advisor for stakeholder engagement at Enbridge (Texas Eastern), told Warren County commissioners the company will modernize compressor units at the Lebanon Compressor Station rather than replace pipeline segments.
James said the project replaces aging compressor units installed in 1948 and 1950 with modern equipment in an in‑kind horsepower swap, and that all work will remain inside the station fence line with no new easements or land acquisition. She gave a mobilization date of March 10 and an anticipated in‑service date of September 2026; the work is expected to last about a year and a half.
"It is listed in the agenda as a pipeline replacement. That is not what we are doing. We are doing a modernization of our compressor units at the station," James said. She added the work is an "in kind horsepower replacement, so no new horsepower, no loss of horsepower."
James told commissioners the company expects to bring roughly 100 workers to the area for construction and mobilization. She said Enbridge has shared hotel and lodging options and has informed local fire departments, emergency management, and county officials through a July "lunch and learn" outreach session. Teresa Buchanan, the company’s lands and right‑of‑way agent based at the Lebanon station, attended the meeting as the local contact and provided business cards for follow-up.
James said the company has completed similar modernizations along the Texas Eastern system and anticipates no technical issues. She described Enbridge (Texas Eastern) as a high‑pressure transmission system operator that delivers gas to local distribution utilities; she clarified customers continue to pay local utilities, not Enbridge directly.
Commissioners asked about worker lodging and local impacts; James said the company expects many workers to stay in Warren County hotels, RV parks or campsites and invited the county to contact Enbridge with complaints such as dirt on the highway. One resident observed in public comment that a pipeline had previously been present in a utility easement on their property and said the replacement had proceeded smoothly.
No county action was taken on the presentation. James and Buchanan provided contact information and said they would be available for follow-up questions from county staff and emergency responders.
