National Grid and Eversource say they don't need the compressor

What? NO domestic need, you say?

Campers, you cannot make this stuff up. We've been saying it for almost five years. Now, the utilities are backing it up with fact. Will FERC listen? Will Governor Baker finally take control as he has been able to do all along? Stay tuned!

Read more from WBUR - National Grid, Eversource Say They Can Meet Natural Gas Demand Without Weymouth Compressor (link)

Excerpt: “Two utility companies involved with the proposed natural gas compressor station in Weymouth say they don't need the facility to meet customer demand. Now, opponents of the compressor station are calling into question whether the project — which has been the subject of public protests and lawsuits -- meets the "public convenience and necessity" requirement for federal approval.

The proposed 7,700-horsepower Weymouth compressor would be part of energy giant Enbridge’s Atlantic Bridge Project, which was designed to deliver natural gas to New England and Canada. Energy companies build compressor stations along interstate pipeline routes to “boost” pressure and keep the gas flowing. While Enbridge will own the pipeline and infrastructure, utility companies bid for contracts that allow them to ship gas through it.

In September, one of those contract holders, New Brunswick-based New England NG Supply Limited, announced that it is withdrawing from the project. Shortly after, National Grid applied to take over the contract, and in testimony before the state on Oct. 25, said it could deliver this gas to customers "without the installation of the Weymouth compressor station."

"The implication is that they would be shipping the gas within their service territory in the greater Boston area as opposed to sending it up and out of the country," said Kathryn Eiseman, President and CEO of the Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast, Inc., an advocacy group based in Cummington, Mass.

In other words, "National Grid is saying that they would not need to use, or rely on, the Weymouth compressor station," she said.

In addition, Eversource, which holds a large shipping contract for the Atlantic Bridge Project, also confirmed to WBUR that it does not need the compressor station." (WBUR)