Berkshire Hathaway, TC Energy, Spire Gas Projects Approved (2)

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved two natural gas pipeline projects and the expansion of a gas storage facility, a boost to the industry as the commission reviews its much-debated gas policy statement.

The commission issued certificates to: Berkshire Hathaway’s Kern River Gas Transmission Company in Utah and Wyoming; TC Energy’s Wisconsin Access Project in the Midwest; and Spire Storage West’s Clear Creek Expansion Project in Wyoming.

Richard Glick, the Democratic chair of the commission, pointed out the Berkshire Hathaway project would result in net-negative greenhouse gas emissions because it would replace coal-fired power with natural gas, which ...