More demand for natural gas

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The retirement of older coal and oil-fired power plants in the state of Florida has instigated the need for new natural gas generation capacity and, because Florida lacks the appropriate geology for underground natural gas storage, the gas necessary for feeding the new plants must come from out of state, via pipeline.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) allowed the Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline to undergo full operation on July 3rd, 2017. The pipeline is 515 miles long, stretching from Tallapoosa County, Alabama, through Georgia to the Central Florida Hub in Osceola County.

Read: http://www.oilandgas360.com/retirements ... y-florida/