You're in the
rss
Business section

Fresno Co. gas storage site approved

Published online on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

Bee staff
Bookmark and Share
email this story to a friend E-Mail print story Print
Text Size:

tool name

close
tool goes here
Comments (0)

An underground storage facility for natural gas in western Fresno County was approved for construction by the California Public Utilities Commission.

Gill Ranch Storage LLC received approval Thursday for its plans for storing about 20 billion cubic feet of natural gas in an area about 10 miles east of Mendota and 20 miles west of Fresno. Much of the area is in Madera County. The facility will be jointly owned by Gill Ranch Storage and Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

The 5,020-acre site is an area of depleted natural gas fields in geologic formations that will now be used for storage. A Gill Ranch spokesman said the company hopes to begin construction before the end of this year and have the site operational next summer.


A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. We encourage a free and open exchange of ideas in a climate of mutual respect, but any post that violates someone's right to use and enjoy fresnobee.com is prohibited. Before you post, please read the terms of use and obey these simple guidelines.

Here are the ground rules:

  1. Be yourself. A nickname will be used for posts, but if an editor finds a user without a verifiable name, that user will be warned or banned.
  2. Keep it clean. Foul language (defined by prime-time standards) will not be tolerated. Neither will the intentional misspelling of foul language or the use of non-English curse words.
  3. Be truthful. Do not lie or link to sites that may be considered libelous, defamatory or false.
  4. Be nice. Don't harass anyone. Don't threaten anyone. Don't use racial slurs. Don't post anything sexually explicit.
  5. Be an individual. Do not advertise or solicit. Do not harvest any information for business use.
  6. Be original. Do not post copyrighted material.
  7. Follow the law. Don't do anything or post anything considered illegal by city, county, state or federal regulations and laws.

more videos »