马萨诸塞州州长吁联邦加速审批天然气管道：惠及60万用户、年省4000万美元
马萨诸塞州波士顿讯——马萨诸塞州州长莫拉·希利（Maura Healey）10月1日呼吁特朗普政府加快对加拿大能源公司 Enbridge 旗下阿尔冈昆输气管道扩建项目的联邦审批。该项目名为“可靠、可负担、有韧性提升”（RARE）计划，据州长称此前已获特朗普总统支持。
希利表示，扩建完成后可为60万用户供应天然气，每年降低燃气账单4000万美元，并减少对从该州埃弗雷特液化天然气进口终端进口高价液化天然气的依赖。今年1月，马萨诸塞州公共事业部已批准能源公司 Eversource 与阿尔冈昆之间两份为期十年的供气协议。
“我们需要以全方位的方式为马萨诸塞州引入更多能源供应，包括太阳能、风能、储能、核能、地热、水电和天然气，”希利说。过去十年反对大多数新建化石燃料项目的东北部多州，近年来为缓解消费者能源账单飙升，对化石燃料项目的接受度有所提高。
Enbridge 官网称，该项目目标2028年投运，扩建输送能力约7500万立方英尺/日。阿尔冈昆管道系统全长1131英里，日均输送约31亿立方英尺天然气，覆盖新泽西、纽约与新英格兰地区。
（据路透社10月1日报道）
Massachusetts Governor Urges Federal Fast-Track of Gas Pipeline Review, Citing $40 Million in Annual Savings
BOSTON — Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on October 1 called on the Trump administration to expedite federal review of the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline expansion being developed by a unit of Canadian energy firm Enbridge. The project, known as the Reliable Affordable Resilient Enhancement (RARE) plan, has previously been supported by President Donald Trump, the governor said.
Healey said the expansion would supply gas to 600,000 customers, lower gas bills by $40 million a year, and reduce reliance on higher-cost imported liquefied natural gas from the Everett LNG import terminal in Massachusetts. In January, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved two 10-year agreements between units of Eversource Energy and Algonquin to deliver new gas supplies.
"I've been clear that we need to bring more energy supply into Massachusetts with an all-of-the-above approach that includes solar, wind, storage, nuclear, geothermal, hydro and gas," Healey said. Several Northeastern states that opposed most new fossil fuel projects over the past decade have become more accepting of them in recent years as consumer energy bills soar.
Enbridge says it is targeting a 2028 in-service date for the RARE project, which would expand capacity by about 75 million cubic feet per day. The Algonquin system spans 1,131 miles and transports roughly 3.1 billion cubic feet of gas per day across New Jersey, New York and New England.
(According to Reuters, Oct. 1.)
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