Battery Rock LNG Terminal

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Battery Rock LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG import terminal in Massachusetts, United States.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: AES
• Location: Outer Brewster Island, Massachusetts, United States
• Coordinates: 42.341781, -70.877681 (approximate)
• Capacity: 6.4 mtpa, 0.92 bcfd
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Import
• Start Year: Not applicable

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Battery Rock LNG Terminal was a proposed LNG import terminal in Massachusetts, United States. The Associated Press reported in 2007 that AES dropped plans for the Battery Rock terminal after extensive local opposition and competing proposals.