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Gas Transmission Pipelines and Storage / Electric Transmission Lines
Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
(Planned)
Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
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Natural Gas Underground Storage Pools
Cove Point LNG Facility
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Dominion ’02 Annual Report
Big Pipes and Wires We’re also in the business of transporting energy through
nearly 7,900 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines and 6,000 miles of elec-
tric transmission lines. This past year, federal regulators granted us conditional
approval for a $497 million, 279-mile pipeline we’re planning to build with
Piedmont Natural Gas. When it enters service, the Greenbrier Pipeline will link
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast natural gas markets with major gas supplies in
Canada, Appalachia and potentially the Gulf of Mexico.
Six Sigma Savings Last year, we told you how we’re introducing Six Sigma
process improvements into our operations to boost efficiency and cut costs.
More than 125 highly trained “black belt” efficiency experts fanned out into
our system. By year’s end, they had discovered what we estimate to be nearly
$115 million in ongoing savings.
Overall, our team worked more than 350 projects last year. For
example, at two of those new merchant facilities in the Midwest, black belt Craig
Standlick and his team shaved nearly three weeks off the construction schedule.
As a result, we realized about $11 million of savings through reduced costs for
construction, capital spending and interest expenses.