The Mountain Valley Pipeline could soon be carrying even more natural gas with an assist from a new compressor station to be built in Virginia. Last month, the developers outlined the idea in a presentation to shareholders in EQT Corp., a gas company that owns the largest stake in the pipeline. They haven’t formally proposed the idea to federal regulators, but according to the presentation, the so-called MVP Boost project would increase capacity by 25%.
Last week, activists met to discuss the potential compressor station. They think they know where it will be located, based on a parcel MVP purchased four years ago.
“We know that they did buy 64.5 acres in ’21 across from Rowe Furniture in Elliston,” says Crystal Mello, a local resident and community organizer for POWHR (Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights). “We think that’s the site because they do own it. There’s a little platform up there they built while they were constructing the mainline. That platform looks very similar to a platform near the Roanoke gas station. I mean, it’s all speculation, but it seems like that’s the spot.”…