The Maryland Board of Public Works was unanimous in granting a tidal wetlands permit that allows the Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co. to install a pipeline from Salisbury to Eden.
This is the first leg of a plan to bring methane into Somerset County, ending at Eastern Correctional Institution with a spur to UMES. It will allow the prison to discontinue burning wood chips as its fuel for the cogeneration plant and the university to transition away from propane and fuel oil.
ESNG’s parent company, Chesapeake Utilities Corp., will also offer natural gas to commercial and residential customers along the way.
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