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 Williams Partners L.P. WPZ today released the results of a 
 comprehensive study authored by researchers at Rutgers University 
 analyzing the economic impact of the proposed Northeast Supply 
 Enhancement project – a nearly $1 billion energy infrastructure 
 investment designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City 
 in time for the 2019/2020 winter heating season.
 

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 According to researchers at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning 
 and Public Policy, the design and construction of the Northeast Supply 
 Enhancement project will generate approximately $327 million in 
 additional economic activity (GDP) in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New 
 York. In addition, the project will directly and indirectly generate 
 3,186 jobs during the one-year construction period, resulting in an 
 estimated $234 million in labor income.
 
 
 The economic modeling exercise uses the R/ECON Input-Output Model, which 
 was developed at the Bloustein School to measure the economic and fiscal 
 impacts of infrastructure investments, business operations, and other 
 economic events. The Bloustein School is one of the nation's leading 
 centers for the theory and practice of planning and public policy 
 scholarship and analysis.
 
 
 "This broad analysis conducted by Rutgers University researchers clearly 
 shows the economic ripples that are created by such a significant 
 investment in the region's energy infrastructure," said Phil Beachem, 
 president of the NJ Alliance for Action. "Besides the clear 
 environmental benefits of increased natural gas utilization, this 
 project will offer an economic boost to the region by generating 
 hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and supporting more 
 than 3,000 good-paying jobs."
 
 
 Key findings from the analysis include:
 
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 In Pennsylvania, the design and construction of the project will 
 generate $63.6 million in additional economic activity (GDP), 
 including 499 direct and indirect jobs during construction, $45.6 
 million in labor income and $3.9 million in local and state taxes.
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 In New Jersey, the design and construction of the project will 
 generate $239.9 million in additional economic activity (GDP), 
 including 2,411 direct and indirect jobs during construction, $171.9 
 million in labor income and $16.4 million in local and state taxes.
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 In New York, the design and construction of the project will generate 
 $23.7 million in additional economic activity (GDP), including 276 
 direct and indirect jobs during construction, $16.6 million in labor 
 income and $2.3 million in local and state taxes.
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 Once operational, the pipeline's economic impact is projected to result 
 in approximately $11.1 million in additional annual local property taxes 
 paid by Williams to local municipal and county governments. The complete 
 economic impact analysis is available at <a xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastsupplyenhancement.com&amp;esheet=51570267&amp;newsitemid=20170606006065&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.northeastsupplyenhancement.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=75da231b00df1ea0fd0c2bb657c496f8" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">www.northeastsupplyenhancement.com</a>.
 
 
 The Rutgers University study was commissioned by Williams, which 
 operates the Transco pipeline and currently transports about 50 percent 
 of the natural gas consumed in New Jersey and New York City.
 
 
 Filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in March 2017, the 
 Northeast Supply Enhancement project is a proposed expansion of the 
 existing Transco pipeline to increase natural gas deliveries to National 
 Grid – the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S. – 
 in time for the 2019/2020 winter heating season. Once complete, the 
 project will help meet the growing natural gas demand in the Northeast, 
 including the 1.8 million customers served by National Grid in Brooklyn, 
 Queens, Staten Island and Long Island.
 
 
 The project has been designed to consist of approximately 10 miles of 
 pipe in Pennsylvania, three miles of pipe in New Jersey, 23 miles of 
 pipe offshore in New Jersey and New York state waters, a new compressor 
 facility in New Jersey as well as additional horsepower at an existing 
 Pennsylvania compressor facility.
 
 
 About Williams Partners
 
 
 Williams Partners WPZ is an industry-leading, large-cap natural 
 gas infrastructure master limited partnership with a strong growth 
 outlook and major positions in key U.S. supply basins. Williams Partners 
 has operations across the natural gas value chain from gathering, 
 processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and natural gas 
 liquids to petchem production of ethylene, propylene and other olefins. 
 Williams Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines 
 system wide – including the nation's largest volume and fastest growing 
 pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power generation, heating and 
 industrial use. Williams Partners' operations touch approximately 30 
 percent of U.S. natural gas. Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams WMB, a 
 premier provider of large-scale U.S. natural gas infrastructure, owns 
 approximately 74 percent of Williams Partners.
 
 
 Portions of this document may constitute "forward-looking statements" 
 as defined by federal law. Although the partnership believes any such 
 statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance 
 that actual outcomes will not be materially different. Additional 
 information about issues that could lead to material changes in 
 performance is contained in the partnership's annual and quarterly 
 reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
 
 
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Williams Partners' Northeast Supply Enhancement Project Expected to Generate $327 Million Economic Impact, Support More Than 3,000 Jobs