Effective Communication: An industry perspective

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy in 2003 to "...help educate critical energy decision makers about liquefied natural gas." Part of that job involves issuing papers on the process of siting and operating LNG terminals. NARUC's LNG resources are located here.

There is one recent paper worth checking out if you are would like to gain insight into the siting process from the perspective of government and industry. The Need for Effective and Forthright Communication Planning for LNG Facility Siting: A Checklist for State Public Utility Commissions offers three case studies of proposed LNG sites; one that successfully opposed, one that was sited, and one that is still in progress. Reading the article gives one an opportunity to consider how the agency advising on the siting process suggests industry should approach it and compare that to how it is being done in their locale, as well as delineating some things that make for more effective opposition to proposed LNG terminals.

Another recent paper, Liquefied Natural Gas: An Overview of the Issues for State Public Utility Commissions is a 55 page backgrounder on LNG and the associated issues.