FERC Approves AES Sparrows Point LNG Terminal, Mid-Atlantic Express Pipeline

Friday, Jan 23, 2009

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved, with conditions, a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and connecting interstate pipeline proposed by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC that will bring 1.5 billion feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas to serve rising demand in the northeastern United States.

“When FERC reviews a proposed LNG import project, our primary concern is assuring public safety,” FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher said. “We have done so in this order, by attaching 169 conditions that will protect public safety and mitigate any adverse environmental impact and assure the AES Sparrows Point LNG Project will provide service in a safe and secure manner and provide fuel to generate electricity and heat homes. I realize this is not a popular decision, but it is the correct decision, rooted in a voluminous record and based on sound science.