NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Kinder Morgan, a company that owns and operates long-distance energy pipelines, is advancing plans for a natural gas project that would cross 10 Tennessee counties. The company says the Tennessee portion would cost about $1.3 billion.
The Southeast Connector would carry natural gas through a proposed pipeline system stretching about 470 miles from Sumner County to Georgia. About 150 miles would be in Tennessee. The project is being developed by Southern Natural Gas, a pipeline company owned equally by subsidiaries of Kinder Morgan and Southern Co.
Pipelines like this are long-distance routes that move natural gas between states. They can carry gas to local utilities, power plants and large industrial customers. The proposed line would connect existing pipeline systems; it would not be a new neighborhood gas line directly serving homes. Whether it leads to more gas service or lower bills for households has not been established…