Welcome to our new website
July 9, 2020
Today we are pleased to launch our new website for the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project.
Safely storing natural gas in Nova Scotia
What is the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project?
We are building a new underground natural gas storage facility to support Nova Scotia's growing demand for dependable, clean, and affordable energy year-round. Every day, natural gas fuels many of the province’s major industries, the majority of universities, public institutions like hospitals and schools, and thousands of homes. The storage facility can also support natural gas customers in other Maritime provinces as well as New England.
The Alton facility will consist of:
- engineered, underground salt caverns to safely store natural gas
- a natural gas pipeline linking the caverns to the North American natural gas supply network
- water and brine management facilities for the cavern construction phase, including water pipelines from the caverns to the project’s site on the tidal Shubenacadie River estuary
Benefits of the project
Investing more than $130 million into the local economy
Since 2014, more than 70 Nova Scotia companies have provided goods, services or labour to Alton
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Safety first
Safety is a core value at Alton and integral to how we operate every day. Our project sites are work areas open only to Alton staff and approved contractors.
Environment
We are committed to being good stewards of the environment. It’s a fundamental part of how we do business at Alton.
In this section:
- Learn about environmental monitoring
- Review research
- View videos
Community
We are proud to be a part of the local community, and we are committed to meaningful and open engagement with our neighbours, local Indigenous peoples and all our project stakeholders. We invest in projects and programs to help strengthen the communities where we live, work and do business.
In this section:
- Learn about our Community Liaison Committee
- Read more about our engagement with the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia
- Explore the community projects we support
Community Involvement
Mi’kmaq engagement
We are committed to building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous communities that recognize and respect Indigenous and Treaty rights, individual values and traditions.