Enbridge to invest $300M, expand natgas delivery capacity to Northeast

adds capacity but not a new pipeline

Enbridge owner of the Algonquin Pipeline, announced a $300M investment in the Algonquin Reliable Affordable Resilient Enhancement project to beef up pipeline capacity to the Northeast including Massachusetts where Governor Maura Healey once proudly boasted “Remember, I stopped two pipelines coming to this state.”

Enbridge expects the additional capacity to be complete by 2029, “subject to the timely receipt of the required government and regulatory approvals.”

Last week the Trump administration cancelled a $33M Salem pier offshore wind grant in favor of "real infrastructure."

“Once completed, AGT Enhancement will deliver approximately 75 Mmcf/d of incremental natural gas, under long-term contracts, to investment grade counterparties in the U.S. Northeast,” according to Enbridge.

The pipeline project announced today (which adds capacity but not a new pipeline) does not rely on state or federal grant money. Overall Trump has been hostile to offshore wind, including halting construction entirely at Revolution Wind off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard last month.

"We continue to deliver on the $23 billion of Gas Transmission opportunities we laid out at our Investor Day in March. Today's project announcements highlight the benefits of Enbridge's scale and demonstrate our ability to support growing natural gas demand in the U.S. Northeast, and LNG exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast," said Cynthia Hansen, Executive Vice President and President, Gas Transmission, "these investments add visibility to, and extend, our growth outlook through the end of the decade."