WHITE PIGEON, Mich., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Consumers
Energy's $6.4 billion "Growing Forward" program includes a significant
natural gas system project near the Village of White Pigeon in St. Joseph
County.
Consumers Energy plans to install four new natural gas compressors at
its existing White Pigeon Compressor Station, located east of the village.
Currently in the design phase, the total project cost is estimated at $50
million. The utility filed for initial environmental permits for the
project earlier this month.
The four new natural gas-fueled compressor engines will have a combined
horsepower of approximately 16,500. The new engines will be cleaner
running, more fuel efficient and easier to maintain than the existing
units. Compressors play a critical role in a natural gas delivery system by
ensuring that gas is moved safely and reliably at proper pressure levels.
The project will replace existing gas compressor equipment with an
average age of more than 40 years. A factor in investing in the new
compressors is that it has become increasingly difficult and more costly to
locate replacement parts for the existing equipment.
A building to house the new compressors will be constructed on the west
side of the current facility, and an auxiliary building for support
equipment will also be added.
Information on Consumers Energy's "Growing Forward" program is
available on its Website, http://www.consumersenergy.com .
Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides
natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.5 million of Michigan's 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
For more information about Consumers Energy, visit our Website at
http://www.consumersenergy.com
SOURCE Consumers Energy
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CONTACT:
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Holyfield, +1-517-788-2394, both of Consumers Energy
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