The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is proposing to adopt regulations to implement a permitting program for the siting, operation, and transportation requirements for liquefied natural gas (LNG)1 facilities2 in the state. The DEC contends that the price differential between petroleum and natural gas, the development of engines that can run on LNG, the environmental benefit of fewer emissions from LNG fuel than from petroleum, and the economic demand for LNG facilities all have renewed interest in locating LNG facilities in New York.3 The DEC expects that most of the early permits would be issued for smaller facilities that would supply fuel to long-haul and fleet trucks that use LNG as a substitute for diesel fuel.
A recent report prepared for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority estimated that in the first five years after the DEC’s LNG regulations become effective, there would be approximately 21 LNG facilities permitted in New York, all of which are likely to be associated with transportation.4
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