PUC backs contested Portsmouth LNG facility license. For now.

A FENCE surrounds the LNG facility on Old Mill Lane in Portsmouth. The R.I. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted Wednesday to recommend that the facility’s license be up for review every five years, starting in 2028. / RHODE ISLAND CURRENT PHOTO / LARRY WEISMAN
State utility regulators concur: Keeping, and expanding, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility as a back-up heating source for Aquidneck Island is a good idea. For now. The immediate need may diminish as the state moves away from gas-powered heating. As such, the R.I. Public Utilities Commission voted Wednesday to recommend that the facility’s license…

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