Tuesday, November 12, 2013

In New England, Much-Needed Natural Gas Comes with a Climate Twist

A plan by Footprint Power would replace power from oil and coal generators at Salem Harbor in Massachusetts with natural gas, adding to a downward trend in greenhouse gas emissions as gas power plants have taken off in New England. Click to enlarge. (Credit: The Conservation Law Foundation)
A 692-megawatt gas-fired power plant has been cleared for construction on the Salem, Mass., harbor front, with authorities calling it part of the answer to meeting the state's 2020 climate goals.

 A proposed new power plant coming before the Energy Facilities Siting Board must show that its project complies with all environmental laws, among other conditions.  That means the New Jersey developers of the Salem gas plant have to have a way to satisfy the 2050 statewide requirement for a 90 percent greenhouse gas reduction below 1990 levels.

 In New England, Much-Needed Natural Gas Comes with a Climate Twist
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