New $160 million-dollar gas pipeline will open door for WFEC plant expansion

HUGO — A new $160 million-dollar natural gas pipeline that will extend from the Bennington Natural Gas Hub 43 miles to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative’s Hugo powerplant, has been announced by One Gas, Inc., a natural gas distribution company. The new “large-diameter” pipeline is projected to move more than 100 billion cubic feet of natural gas annually to the current WFEC powerplan...