KO Transmission Company is an interstate natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 pipeline company engaged in the business of transporting natural gas in interstate commerce, under authorization granted by and subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates...

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System Description

KO's system originates east of Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

 and extends northward for approximately ninety miles to the citygates of two local distribution companies: Duke Energy Ohio (DEO) and Duke Energy Kentucky (DEK). Two upstream pipelines interconnect with KO: Columbia Gulf Transmission

Columbia Gulf Transmission

Columbia Gulf Transmission gathers gas in the Gulf of Mexico and brings it to Columbia Gas Transmission. It is owned by NiSource. Its FERC code is 70....

 Company and Tennessee Gas Pipeline

Tennessee Gas Pipeline

Tennessee Gas Pipeline is a set of natural gas pipelines which run from the Gulf of Mexico coast in Texas and Louisiana through Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to deliver natural gas in West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and New England. The pipelines were constructed by...

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KO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Duke Energy

Duke Energy

Duke Energy , headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an energy company with assets in the United States, Canada and Latin America.-Overview:...

 and its pipeline facilities are co-owned by Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation. Beginning at the origin point in Means, Kentucky

Means, Kentucky

Means is an unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 713 west of the city of Frenchburg, the county seat of Menifee County. Its elevation is 850 feet...

, KO owns an undivided 48.77% interest in a seventy-mile portion of the system, ending at Foster Station (located in Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. The population was 8,488 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Brooksville, Kentucky.-History:...

). From Foster station, extending northward for twenty miles to the DEO and DEK city gates, KO owns 100% of the pipeline system.

External links

• Company Website
• List of North American natural gas pipelines