Op-ed: California Needs LNG to Meet Energy Shortfall
Posted on Apr 13, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: California Needs LNG to Meet Energy Shortfall
A Westlake Village, Calif. resident says that energy giants would not invest billions of dollars to import LNG into the United States if it were an “unproven new scheme,” as characterized in a previous opinion piece. “This level of investment means they are certain the demand will be there and, if California wants in, it had better figure out the permitting morass or lots of other markets are ready to take these LNG cargoes,” he says, adding that the state must compete to acquire additional supply before the “symptoms of need are obvious to everyone.” The op-ed is in today’s Ventura County Star. [Free registration necessary]