NARUC Set to Ratify Resolution Encouraging States to Support Long-Term Agreements
Posted on Nov 16, 2005 in Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NARUC Set to Ratify Resolution Encouraging States to Support Long-Term Agreements
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners yesterday was set to approve a resolution calling on state officials to foster attempts to guarantee lasting supply and transportation agreements. Encouragement of long-term contracts is imperative for pipelines and LNG proposals that may provide supplies to U.S. markets with rising consumer demands, according to Donald...
Virginia Lawmakers Create Favorable Terminal Siting Bill
Posted on Nov 16, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Virginia Lawmakers Create Favorable Terminal Siting Bill
Virginia state legislators plan to introduce a bill that would make energy terminal siting more feasible, a measure intended to provide the state affordable energy supplies. If passed, the legislation would give Virginia’s State Corporation Commission the authority to determine which locations are ideal for such facilities and to waive local zoning regulations for terminal...
Editorial Urges Open Debate About LNG in Context of Brewster Island Proposal
Posted on Nov 15, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Urges Open Debate About LNG in Context of Brewster Island Proposal
An editorial in Friday’s Boston Herald says that the introduction of a bill by Rep. Brian Dempsey (D-Haverhill), which some say favors AES in the construction of a LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island, demonstrates action towards easing the energy shortfall. Here is the opinion piece. [Archived articles require a...
Residents Assess Proposed SES LNG Terminal at First Public Hearing
Posted on Nov 15, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Assess Proposed SES LNG Terminal at First Public Hearing
Attendees of a public forum weighed the benefits and risks of the proposed Sound Energy Solutions LNG terminal to be sited in Long Beach, Calif. The hearing was the first of four meetings scheduled in response to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement recently released by FERC. Details are in today’s Long Beach Press-Telegram. [This article is no longer available online.] See...
California Resident Says LNG Facilities Are Safe
Posted on Nov 14, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Resident Says LNG Facilities Are Safe
A Ventura County Star reader thinks the controversy over the proposed LNG plants in California is overrated and argues that the construction of such import terminals could yield cheap energy prices. His op-ed piece is in today’s edition. [Free registration...
Hull, Mass. Officials Ask for More Time to Evaluate Battery Rock LNG Proposal
Posted on Nov 14, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hull, Mass. Officials Ask for More Time to Evaluate Battery Rock LNG Proposal
Hull, Mass. selectmen say they need more time to assess the proposed Battery Rock LNG project sited on Outer Brewster Island before they arrive at a conclusion. AES, which proposed the project, is seeking a decision before the Legislature goes on hiatus Wednesday. See yesterday’s Boston Globe for...