Northeast Energy Center LNG Terminal
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Northeast Energy Center (NEC) LNG Terminal is a proposed LNG terminal in Massachusetts, United States.
Location
The terminal is proposed to be located in Charlton, Massachusetts.
Project details
- Owner: Northeast Energy Center LLC[1]
- Parent company: Liberty Energy Trust[2]
- Location: Charlton, Massachusetts, United States[1]
- Coordinates: 42.10679400, -72.01598810 (exact)[1]
- Capacity: 250,000 gallons/day (0.15 mtpa)[1]
- Status: Proposed[1]
- Type: Export[1]
- Start year: 2023[1]
- Associated infrastructure: Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Background
The Northeast Energy Center (NEC) project in Charlton, Massachusetts would consist of an LNG facility, a gas interconnection pipeline, and a gas meter station.[1] It would liquefy gas with a capacity of up to 250,000 gallons/day, provide 2 million gallons of storage, and load gas onto tanker trucks.[3] The facility would receive gas from the Tennessee Gas Pipeline.[1]
The project has secured its major permits, including a Final Order from the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) in October 2021, a Final Air Quality Plan Approval from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in November 2021, a WPA Form 5 – Order of Conditions from the Town of Charlton Conservation Commission/MassDEP Bureau of Resource Protection – Wetlands in July 2021.[1]
The projects developers state that the project finished securing financing and reached a final investment decision (FID) in late 2021. Initial site work began in spring 2022, and the facility is planned to be online in the summer of 2023.[1]
The facility has drawn opposition from local residents concerned about its location and gas explosions.[4]
In October 2022, Siemens announced that it had been selected by Northeast Energy Center to supply a gas/electric hybrid drive system for the project.[5]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Project Overview." Northeast Energy Center. Accessed April 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Project Participants." Northeast Energy Center. Accessed April 26, 2022.
- ↑ Hamilton, Katherine. Over town objections, $100M Charlton natural gas pipeline and facility slated for final approval. Worcester Business Journal. October 1, 2021.
- ↑ McNamara, Neal. State Set To OK Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Near Worcester. Patch. September 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Siemens Energy to supply world's first emissions-reducing gas/electric hybrid drive system for an LNG plant | Press | Company | Siemens Energy North America". press.siemens-energy.com. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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