While the construction would have been huge hassle for most every property owner involved along the 600-mile ACP, Wintergreen’s experience would have been extraordinary.
For one, the horizontal directional drilling at Wintergreen’s mountain entryway to create a tunnel for the ACP underneath the Blue Ridge Parkway and Appalachian Trail would have gone on for 24-hours-a-day for a year.
“I’m not going to pretend it’s not going to be messy and disruptive for the people at Wintergreen. It's going to be uncomfortable. You're going to know we are there. It's not going to be subtle,” Ron Baker, Virginia ACP project manager, told the resort community on May 1, 2018.
Dominion cancels Atlantic Coast Pipeline, sells natural gas business
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH — The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is dead, abandoned by Dominion Energy and its partner, Duke Energy, ending a 600-mile natural gas project that would have cost at least $8 billion to complete. …
U.S. Utility Giant Kills Pipeline
BLOOMBERG — …Atlantic Coast is the third U.S. gas pipeline project to scrapped or shelved this year. Williams Cos. opted not to reapply for a permit in May for a $1 billion pipeline extension after regulators in New York blocked it. And in February the Oklahoma-based company canceled plans for a pipeline that would have run from Appalachia to New York….
Energy companies abandon long-delayed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
WASHINGTON POST — The two energy companies behind the controversial, 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline abandoned their six-year bid to build it on Sunday, saying the project has become too costly and the regulatory environment too uncertain to justify further investment. ...
Companies Cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline After Years of Delays
WALL STREET JOURNAL — The builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pulling the plug on the project as companies continue to meet mounting environmental opposition to new fossil fuel conduits in the U.S. …
“Tears. For real. Tears of relief and joy”
NEWS & ADVANCE — Half a decade of their lives were devoted to fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. As news of its demise broke Sunday, those dedicated to the anti-pipeline cause in Nelson County were overcome with emotions. ...
'A thorn in their side': Nelson County stands out in its fight against now-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline
THE NEWS & ADVANCE — In Virginia, Nelson County’s pluck, and the commitment of opposed individuals and groups to fight the pipeline and everything associated with its majority partner, Dominion, have been unique. ...