Energy Transfer Donates $110,000 to Local Food Pantries and Fire & Rescue Departments

At Energy Transfer, supporting the communities where we operate is a core part of who we are. Recently, that commitment was on display across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas along the proposed route of the Desert Southwest Pipeline.

Energy Transfer presented donation checks totaling $110,000 to local fire departments and food pantries to support emergency response and food assistance efforts. We are proud to support their efforts and remain committed to continuing to invest in the areas where our employees live and work.

Supporting Communities Across the Southwest

In Arizona, Energy Transfer donated $25,000 to organizations serving communities along the project route, including:

• Hope International Food Pantry in Coolidge
• All Faith Community Services in Buckeye
• United Buckeye Firefighters
• Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry in Safford
• Willcox Community Food Pantry

In New Mexico, Energy Transfer donated $30,000 to organizations focused on food security and emergency response efforts, including:

• SPIRIT of Hidalgo in Lordsburg
• The Commons Center for Food Security and Sustainability in Silver City
• Deming Helping Hand
• Road Runner Food Bank in Las Cruces
• Casa de Peregrinos in Las Cruces
• Luna County Fire Department in Deming

In Texas, Energy Transfer donated $55,000 to local food assistance organizations and first responders, including:

• Eastside Church of Christ Food Pantry in Kermit
• Kermit Fire Department
• Loving County Fire Rescue in Mentone
• Reeves County ESD in Pecos
• Van Horn Volunteer Fire Department
• Dell Valley Fire & Rescue in Dell City
• El Paso Fire Department
• El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank

“This funding and training that it’s going to provide us is going to allow us to be more efficient and accurate and allow us to clear a scene quicker and faster and provide a better service to the community,” – Brandon Kovach, Special Operations Chief, El Paso Fire Department

Energy Transfer’s Desert Southwest Pipeline is an approximately 520-mile underground natural gas pipeline project that will expand the long-running Transwestern Pipeline system. The project will increase the supply of much-needed natural gas to Arizona and New Mexico, helping meet rapidly growing electricity demand driven by population growth and economic expansion throughout the Southwest.

Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2028, with the pipeline anticipated to be placed into service in the fourth quarter of 2029. As the project moves forward, Energy Transfer remains committed to supporting the communities along the pipeline route.