Recently Appointed Commissioner Says FERC Should Focus on Safety, Environmental Impacts When Evaluating LNG Terminal Applications
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Recently Appointed Commissioner Says FERC Should Focus on Safety, Environmental Impacts When Evaluating LNG Terminal Applications
Speaking to Platts LNG Daily, recently appointed FERC Commissioner John Norris indicated that the agency should focus on safety and environmental impacts in evaluating LNG terminal applications and allow the market to decide whether a facility is eventually built. Commissioner Norris also noted that FERC should not support one energy source at the expense of others, but rather encourage a diverse U.S. energy portfolio. [Subscription required]