Puget Sound Energy natural gas pipeline project
Bellevue area natural gas system uprate
Summer 2010 project completion
- Puget Sound Energy completed the uprate of our natural gas system in the Bellevue area on August 23, 2010
Project Overview
PSE upgraded our natural gas system serving several Eastside communities, including Beaux Arts, central Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Medina and parts of Yarrow Point, to ensure continued reliability and meet growing demand for natural gas service in the area.
The work involved surveying 108 miles of natural gas pipeline then increasing, or uprating, in two phases, the natural gas-system pressure from 45 to 60 pounds per square inch of gas. This uprate helped provide operational flexibility during maintenance and operation of our natural gas system.
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Download information
Uprate notice, May 2010 (305 KB PDF)
Survey notice, January 2010 (683 KB PDF)
Project map (347 KB PDF)
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