# BOSTON GAS CO — Middlesex County, MA

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 25017 / OPID 1640  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

10 active LNG plants in Middlesex County, MA; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BOSTON GAS CO (PHMSA OPID 1640) reported 10 active LNG plants in Middlesex County, MA (county FIPS 25017) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_LNG_Plants_by_County.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `9d7c8d7cf7651aa9daec970c9575a0cc7d88ef647d82df696a670c9baf14d045`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T09:26:25.112Z
- Document slug: `npms-lng-8b7bf9649f1b3eb006b5f4d1`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "lng_plants",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "25017",
  "stateFips": "25",
  "state": "MA",
  "county": "Middlesex County",
  "region": "Middlesex County, MA",
  "operator": {
    "id": "1640",
    "name": "BOSTON GAS CO"
  },
  "commodity": null,
  "mileage": null,
  "plantCount": 10,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "lng_plants",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper",
    "rowNumber": 61,
    "rowSha256": "fb47b273195b5aadf2c4ab0440f5732f52f326f7bdf7ec7283dec08504c07aa9"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "BOSTON GAS CO"
}
```