Lynbrook Mayor Alan Beach and village officials are hosting a rally against National Grid’s gas moratorium on Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. in Lynbrook’s shopping district, near Atlantic and Satuderman avenues.
In May, National Grid stopped processing new applications for gas service, including for homes, large and small businesses and development projects, after the state Department of Environmental Conservation rejected a water-quality permit application for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project, which, as of now, cannot move forward.
The project sought to expand the existing Williams Transco natural-gas pipeline through New York City by 2020. The pipeline is a 10,000-mile-long interstate transmission system that transports much of the natural gas used in the Northeast.
Beach told the Herald in June that the moratorium has hindered new businesses from opening in the village. “We have new businesses ready to go, and they called for gas service, but National Grid won’t give them gas service,” he said. “We’re at a standstill.”
Wendy Ladd, National Grid’s strategic coordinator, told the Herald in June that she hoped the project would remain on schedule. “We currently are not processing applications for new and expanded firm natural gas service from residential, commercial and industrial customers until all permits are received and the project is allowed to proceed,” she said.