Constitution Pipeline Impacts

The current federal government’s support of fossil fuels over renewable energy has led to the resurrection of the Williams Company’s Constitution Pipeline, which is slated to run 125 miles from Susquehanna, PA through the western Catskills to the Wright compressor station on Route 20 in Schoharie County, NY.

Running on the ridges of the western edge of Delaware County, the pipeline would cross hundreds of trout streams and clear swaths of forest. What makes this even more concerning is that Williams Company now advertises its strategy to build natural gas power plants along its pipeline routes to provide energy for hyperscale data centers (Meta is its first customer, in Ohio).

The proposed Constitution Pipeline route stretches approximately 125 miles. Major valves are highlighted in red.

If permitted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, it would open the door to construction and siting of data centers and power plants along its route. This would pollute our air, streams and rivers, including the Susquehanna, and destroy the rural landscapes and livelihoods that we cherish while driving up ratepayers’ energy costs.

Want to understand how the Constitution Pipeline and Data Center construction may affect Otsego County? See what it means for the state's waterways, as well as the threat to aquifers and communities that rely on well water.

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