Technical Tours

Dominion Energy is one of the largest energy utility companies in the United States, with 16,200 employees and operations in 18 states. It delivers electricity and natural gas to nearly 5 million homes and businesses, and its operations include 25,600 megawatts of electric generating capacity, 66,300 miles of natural gas gathering, transmission, distribution and storage pipelines, 64,200 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines, and one of the nation’s largest natural gas storage systems.

Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG Terminal is located on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland, south of Washington, D.C. The facility is strategically situated where it can receive transport vessels, store liquefied natural gas (LNG) onshore, then transform it back to gas when it is needed to meet demand in the Mid-Atlantic. The current Cove Point Liquefaction Project will allow Dominion Energy to liquefy natural gas and store and load it on customers’ vessels for export.

While the gas liquefied at Cove Point may be sourced from a wide variety of areas, Cove Point – located on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, MD – is a premier facility in terms of direct access to the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, two of the most prolific natural gas basins in North America.

The Liquefaction Project is expected to be in-service in early 2018.

Find out more here: https://www.dominionenergy.com/about-us/natural-gas-projects/cove-point/project-details

BGE’s Spring Gardens campus in South Baltimore has been in continuous operation since 1855 and today is a base for employees working in natural gas and underground electric operations groups, a regional customer contact center, an environmental group and other utility functions. The 72-acre site is a certified Wildlife at Work and Audubon Bird Friendly Habitat and the waterfront is bordered by a 9-acre, 100-ft. wide reparian forest buffer.

Liquefied natural gas facilities, of which there are more than 100 nationwide, allow utilities to deliver a lower cost, reliable supply of natural gas to customers during the winter months when gas demand increases. BGE liquefies the gas to allow for its compact, safe storage. The liquefied natural gas facility is just one of the many ways that BGE keeps energy costs down for it’s customers and help ensures reliable supply of energy when and where it is needed.

The tour of BGE’s Gas System Control Center and BGE’s LNG Peak Shaving Facility will include an overview of BGE’s history as the first gas company in the United States as well as technical presentations and field tours of each area. The tour will also provide an overview of the regulations applicable to LNG plants

Chartered in 1848, Washington Gas provides natural gas service to more than 1.1 million customers throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Washington Gas has approximately 180 miles of transmission mains, 12,990 miles of distribution mains and 12,572 miles of distribution services in its territory.  Attendees will tour the training facility as well as visit the Gas Control and Dispatch Operation facilities.

PipeTown

Washington Gas constructed the Pipetown facility to train employees and first responders in a variety of situations including; Emergency Response, Leak Investigation, Line Locating, Pipe Repair as well as First Responder Liaison.

The facility allows employees and first responders the ability to experience natural gas scenarios in a safe and controlled environment.  During the tour, attendees will learn about the facility and witness an emergency response demonstration.  Subjects covered will include;

• Damage prevention
• Emergency response
• Public Awareness
• First Responder Liaison

Dispatch Operations

Visitors will tour the facility; including information on:

• Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
• Emergency Radio Dispatch
• Incident Management & Pressure Reduction Area
• System Operations Support Group:
  • Technical support
• • Section mapping
  • Data entry & record keeping

Gas Control Operations

Gas Control monitors the entire Washington Gas system. It controls 40-operating facilities and maintains approx. 500-district regulator stations.

Attendees will tour the facility; including information on:

• SCADA
• Pressure monitoring
• Telemetering
• On-system peaking
• Pipeline Suppliers