Take Action: Help Stop Moratorium on New Heating and Gas Services that impact downtown revitalization efforts!

The Vision Long Island Board and community partners including local civic organizations, chambers of commerce and municipal officials have written letters and provided testimony in support of this project.  A moratorium on natural gas service is in place and of chief concern are the impacts on new downtown small businesses, transit oriented development housing on Main Streets and affordable housing development.   Many of these projects are years in the planning stage and additional delays hurt the small business community and the economics of local communities that were anticipating needed revitalization.

If you have not done so already please take action by FRIDAY JULY 13th to show your support for this important infrastructure project!

As a result of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) recent decision to deny “without prejudice” a water permit for Williams’ Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, National Grid has stopped processing all applications for new or expanded gas service in Brooklyn, Queens and on Long Island.

National Grid will continue to receive applications for new and expanded firm natural gas service from residential, commercial and industrial customers, but none will be processed until the permits are received and the project is allowed to proceed. In other words, NESE is needed to access the natural gas supplies needed to support new requests by commercial, industrial and residential consumers to heat their homes or run their businesses.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has extended the review and comment period on the NESE application through July 13, 2019. Please go directly to the TAKE ACTION site to voice your support for this critical energy project.  It only takes a few clicks to automatically send a form letter of support directly to Gov. Cuomo, the NY DEC and federal, state and local elected officials within your zip code.

In addition to securing the necessary permit from the DEC, there are other permits and approvals required, including environmental permits from New Jersey, and a final approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which then allow the construction of William’s NESE project to commence.

For more guidance on how your specific project or plans might be impacted, please contact your customer connections specialist for Long Island at the following emails:

Long Island Residential – ngridlirudprocessing@nationalgrid.com
Commercial Nassau/Rockaways – Priya.Dasani@nationalgrid.com
Commercial Suffolk – James.Madsen@nationalgrid.com