The 22-mile, 30-inch pipeline will deliver dedicated natural gas transportation to behind-the-meter generation serving an unnamed hyperscale data center development.
Published by Allstream Insiders
Allstream Insiders Summary
Woodway Energy Infrastructure has executed definitive agreements to develop, construct, own and operate a 22-mile, 30-inch natural gas pipeline serving a hyperscale data center development. The pipeline will provide dedicated gas transportation to a behind-the-meter power-generation project designed around the customer’s requirements.
Woodway expects the pipeline to enter commercial service during the first half of 2028, subject to customary regulatory reviews and approvals. The company will retain ownership and operating responsibility after construction and plans to support the system with continuous control-room monitoring.
The September 22, 2026 announcement establishes the pipeline’s length, diameter, end-use and planned service window. It does not identify the customer, project location, transportation capacity, associated generation capacity or capital cost.
What did Woodway announce for the data center project?
Woodway announced a purpose-built intrastate natural gas pipeline intended to supply fuel for dedicated power generation serving a hyperscale data center. The company says the system is being designed for the customer’s specified safety, reliability and capacity requirements, with future scalability incorporated into the design.
| Project detail | Company-reported information |
|---|---|
| Developer, owner and operator | Woodway Energy Infrastructure |
| Pipeline length | 22 miles |
| Pipeline diameter | 30 inches |
| Service | Dedicated natural gas transportation |
| End use | Behind-the-meter power generation for a hyperscale data center development |
| Commercial-service target | First half of 2028, subject to regulatory reviews and approvals |
| Operating model | Owned and operated by Woodway with continuous control-room monitoring |
| Commercial status | Definitive agreements executed for development, construction, ownership and operation |
How will the pipeline support behind-the-meter power generation?
The pipeline will connect natural gas supply directly with a power-generation project intended to serve the data center development. Behind-the-meter generation generally refers to electricity produced on the customer’s side of the utility meter for use at or near the site.
The term does not necessarily mean that the data center will operate entirely off-grid. Woodway’s announcement does not describe the project’s electric-grid interconnection, generating technology, number of units, electrical capacity or backup-power configuration.
By retaining ownership and operation of the pipeline, Woodway is positioning the project as long-term fuel-supply infrastructure rather than transferring the completed line to the data center customer. The company says the design also provides flexibility for the customer’s future growth.
What is the pipeline’s current development status?
The project is advancing under definitive agreements, but commercial service remains subject to regulatory review and approval. Woodway’s announcement does not state that pipeline construction has started.
The company also has not announced a right-of-way acquisition milestone, permit approval, construction start date or mechanical-completion schedule. The first-half 2028 service window remains a company target.
Woodway describes itself as a developer, owner and operator of intrastate natural gas pipelines serving data centers, power producers, utilities, industrial facilities and liquefied natural gas customers. The Houston-based company is backed by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance.
Why is the 30-inch design significant?
A 30-inch diameter places the proposed system within the scale of major natural gas transportation infrastructure, but diameter alone does not establish throughput. Actual capacity will depend on operating pressure, compression, interconnections, gas quality, hydraulic design and customer requirements.
Woodway has not published the pipeline’s daily transportation capacity or identified its upstream supply connection. The article therefore does not estimate throughput from the announced dimensions.
Allstream perspective: A defined pipeline scope creates a visible midstream work program
The definitive agreements and disclosed 22-mile, 30-inch configuration establish a tangible midstream development tied directly to data center power demand. If the project secures its required approvals and advances into construction, the known pipeline scope could involve:
- Route surveying, environmental studies and right-of-way work
- 30-inch line pipe, fittings and engineered pipeline components
- Mainline valves, actuators and pressure-control equipment
- Trenching, lowering-in, welding and nondestructive examination
- Field-joint coating, corrosion protection and cathodic-protection systems
- Metering, regulation and gas-quality measurement
- Supervisory control, communications and leak-detection systems
- Hydrostatic testing, commissioning and integrity-management services
These categories are conditional Allstream analysis based on the announced pipeline dimensions and operating model. They are not announced bid packages, contractor awards or procurement opportunities. Woodway has not identified an engineering contractor, construction contractor, line-pipe supplier, valve supplier or equipment-award schedule.
