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Enbridge outlines long-term Utah gas plan, targets older mains for replacement and allocates $25M in 2026
Summary
Enbridge presented long-term pipeline planning to the Utah Public Service Commission technical conference, describing a long-range "720 corridor" concept, coordination with upstream partners, and a system modernization program that targets older plastic distribution mains installed roughly 1969–1986 with an initial $25,000,000 allocation in 2026.
Enbridge presented its long-term system planning and modernization program during a Utah Public Service Commission technical conference, describing projected peak-day growth, coordination with upstream pipeline partners and a multi-year effort to replace aging plastic distribution mains.
An Enbridge presenter said the company uses a hydraulic model and yearly coordination with Mountain West Pipeline to set design-day (peak) projections and that large power-generation accounts and data centers can have outsized impacts on peak-day demand. "They're needle movers," the presenter said when describing the effect of large customers on design-day growth.
Why it matters: the presentation tied system upgrades to expected population and industrial growth along the Wasatch Front and to contingency planning with upstream transmission partners. Enbridge said it is examining a long-term higher-pressure "720 corridor" that would let…
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