Project Overview
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company ("Great Basin") is proposing a 2028 Expansion Project ("Project").
The Project will meet growing natural gas demand in northern Nevada by providing approximately 777,000 dekatherms per
day of natural gas firm transportation capacity. Great Basin's Project has a target in-service date of November 1, 2028.
Great Basin plans to construct approximately 200 miles of new pipeline and one new compressor station to serve the requested
firm capacity. The Project will be constructed in Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe counties, Nevada.
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More than 80 percent of the Project will be co-located with Great Basin's existing pipeline, other utilities, and roadways.
Once the Project is placed into service, Great Basin plans to abandon approximately 142 miles of the existing pipeline.
The abandonment includes approximately 124 miles of 16-inch diameter steel pipeline between Jungo Road near Winnemucca, Nevada
to Wadsworth, Nevada; approximately 8 miles of 16-inch diameter steel pipeline installed in 1989; and 10 miles of 8-inch diameter
pipeline installed in 1964 on the Gabbs Lateral. Similarly, Great Basin intends to abandon two compressor stations in Pershing County, Nevada.
Regulatory Process
The Project is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") under Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act ("NGA").
On December 31, 2025, Great Basin requested authorization to use FERC's pre-filing process ("Pre-Filing") for the Project.
The FERC approved Great Basin's request on January 20, 2026, in FERC Docket No. PF26-5.
Pre-Filing is a mechanism that allows the involvement of all interested stakeholders, including affected landowners, regulatory agencies,
Federally Recognized Tribes, and government officials, at an earlier stage of pipeline project development than FERC's traditional certificate
process for review and approval of pipeline projects. By using FERC's Pre-Filing process, Great Basin and FERC can identify and resolve issues
by consulting with stakeholders, including affected landowners, and participating agencies through meetings, telephone calls, and/or written
correspondence prior to Great Basin filing with the FERC a formal certificate application.
Great Basin's Pre-Filing request includes a description of the Project's preliminary proposed pipeline route and proposed facilities.
The filing also includes a stakeholder list of affected landowners, regulatory agencies, and governmental officials in the Project area.