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Broadwater Energy is a Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal proposed to be built in Long Island Sound between New York State and Connecticut. The project has received vociferous objections from Connecticut officials and some New York state officials. New York state officials had yet to decide whether to issue permits for the project as of March 2008, and Governor David Paterson said he might postpone a decision, originally scheduled to be made in April 2008 on whether to support the terminal.〔Associated Press article, "U.S. Commission Approves Gas Terminal in L.I. Sound", March 21, 2008, as it appeared in ''The New York Times'', p B4〕 The terminal received federal approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21, 2008,〔 but energy analysts have said that state rather than regulators generally have the decisive role in deciding whether liquefied natural gas terminals may be built.〔Rather, John, "Long Island Sound Proposal Awaits Crucial Ruling", ''The New York Times'', "Connecticut and the Region" section, page CT6, January 27, 2008〕 It is to be operated by Broadwater Energy L.L.C., a joint venture by TransCanada Corporation and Shell Oil for the transfer of liquefied natural gas from ships to pipelines. The proposed floating unit would be about nine miles (14 km) north of Wading River, New York and south of New Haven, Connecticut -- the widest point in the Sound. After being unloaded, the liquefied gas would be warmed back into a gas and pumped through pipelines (with the specific pipeline on the bottom of the sound called the "Iroquois Gas Transmission." The company calls the term a "Floating Storage Regasification Unit," or FSRU.〔(Broadwaterenergy.com Overview ) Retrieved November 17, 2007〕 It is expected of natural gas per day into the pipeline.〔(Rep. Shays 'ashamed' of his opposition to Broadwater plant ) ''Newsday'' October 6, 2007〕 The terminal would be about long and wide and would rise about 75 to above the water. It would have the capability to stockpile eight billion cubic feet of gas. The project also involves the laying of a long pipeline from the platform to the Iroquois line (off the shore the village of Nissequogue, New York).〔(Broadwater map )〕 Broadwater's website notes advantages to consumers of cutting the cost of natural gas, cleaner fuel than oil, and the lack requirements to build onshore. The State of New York which has territorial jurisdiction over the sound will have ultimate decisions on whether it will permit the project. Broadwater says on its website the project if built on plan between 2009 and 2010 would cost $20 million directly.〔(Economic Overview ) Broadwater Energy〕 ==Opposition== The project, which will be located off the coast of expensive residential property on eastern Long Island and eastern Connecticut, has stirred considerable local opposition including New York Senators, Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Representative Tim Bishop. Clinton said: :I, like many Long Islanders, remain concerned that the security risks and environmental threats posed by the project have not been properly addressed. I also share the view held by many Long Islanders that this project would have detrimental impacts on the quality of water and air surrounding the sound.〔("Senator Clinton Reiterates Opposition to the Broadwater Project" ) February 9, 2007〕 Among the controversiesis concern that legislation may pass that would permit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to override local opposition.〔("Beset by Opposition, Broadwater Bets on Washington and Time" ) ''New York Times'' July 3, 2005〕 New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office in March 2008 and was replaced by David Paterson, took no position on the project but raised eyebrows in November 2007 when he hired Bruce Gyory, a Broadwater lobbyist, to advise the governor.〔("Spitzer picks Broadwater lobbyist as top adviser" ) ''Newsday'' November 2, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Broadwater Energy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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