Natural Gas Supplies at Risk. Act Now!

There are dozens of communities across Long Island with plans underway whether it be in their residential, commercial, or downtown areas. In order to support this growth, upgrades to our infrastructure are needed to keep pace with development. Currently, the existing infrastructure supplying our natural gas does not have the capacity to keep pace with the demand created by this growth. This is not just an issue for Long Island but the northeast region. It is crucial to the growth and health of our downtowns that there be an adequate supply of access to natural gas. The Northeast Supply Enhancement project proposed by National Grid would assist in meeting this demand.

Vision Long Island is strongly asking for your support on this issue. Below is a message from John Bruckner, President, National Grid New York, further explaining the NESE project and how you can help.

Message from John Bruckner, President, National Grid New York

National Grid serves natural gas to millions of customers in New York Cityand Long Island every day. And every day the demand for natural gas continuesto grow.

This new growth comes from large commercial customers andsmaller mom-and-pop businesses – and they are all demanding natural gas. It's clean, it's affordable and it's convenient. In addition, there is a growing demand from businesses and households to switch from oil to natural gas to save on energy bills andreduce greenhouse gases.

We support efforts to reduce energy consumption, alternative heating solutions such as geothermal, and advancing renewable energy -- wind, solar or renewable natural gas -- and stand ready to fully incorporate them into our energy mix.

But the reality is we just do not have enough gas supply to keep up with this growing demand. And renewable energy sources are not advanced enough to keep up with the pace of this demand.

That’s why we’ve asked Transco to build the Northeast Supply Enhancement project (NESE) which will provide an additional 14 percent ofthe natural gas we so desperately need to support the exceptional growth in New York City and on Long Island.

The fact of the matter is, without NESE, we will not be able to supply natural gas to new commercial, industrial and residential customers to heat their homes or run their businesses, putting the region’s economic growth at risk. Additionally, we will no longer be able to support requests from customers looking to convert from oil to natural gas.

We can’t do it without NESE. I can’t state it any more simply than that.

I hope you will view this short video to learn more about the need for additional gas supply in the region.

Also, time is of the essence. The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is scheduled to make a final decision on permitting this project in the April - May 2019 timeframe. Take immediate action by going directly to the Take Action Page to voice your support for this critical energy project.