Chad Zamarin, CEO of Williams Companies, discusses the Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline during “The Claman Countdown.”
Williams Companies announced Monday that they have received the clean water permits they need for their business Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline project.
After three rejections, New York and New Jersey have finally approved the $1 billion underwater pipeline that will expand the supply of natural gas from Pennsylvania to the New York City region, adding enough capacity to power more than 2 million homes.
CEO Chad Zamarin told “The Claman Countdown” that he credits the team for not abandoning the proposal.
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‘The Claman Countdown’ spoke with Chad Zamarin, CEO of Williams Companies, to learn more about the NESE Pipeline. (Williams Companies)
Although the pipeline received some criticism from newly elected New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Zamarin made sure that natural gas infrastructure is needed for “reliable, affordable and clean energy” in the United States.
Zohran Mamdani, candidate for mayor of New York City, during a campaign event at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday, October 26, 2025. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Natural gas has actually been our most powerful tool for decarbonizing the economy,” says Zamarin. “Over the past decade, we have been cutting emissions. More than 60 percent of emissions reductions in the United States were due to natural gas displacing higher-emitting fuels. In New York, we are still burning heating oil. It is three times the national average cost of natural gas in New York City, and in winter, 30 times the national average cost of natural gas, while just one state away we produce the most affordable natural gas in the world.”
As many voters have expressed concerns about rising costs for natural gas utilities, the CEO of Williams Companies pointed to a previous project that was expected to lower consumer costs.
“There was a report released last week by S&P on our Constitution Pipeline Project, a project to bring cheap, affordable natural gas to the New England states, and it shows that it would reduce costs to New England consumers by more than $11.5 billion over the life of the project, so there is a direct impact,” he responded.
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Zamarin emphasized the importance of advocating for “energy affordability and reliability.”
“We must continue to educate consumers and elected officials on the importance of deploying natural gas to ensure we have energy affordability and reliability for our consumers,” he said. “I think those voices are finally being raised and we’re seeing a more rational approach to energy infrastructure.”
