LNG Shenanigans

I know I have previously expressed support for putting a Liquified Natural Gas terminal on Outer Brewster Island, but things like this almost make me want to reconsider. It appears that the language of the bill that would open up the Island, would also exclude nearly every company other than AES (the company that first brought up the proposal) from participating in the bid process. Okay, so this kind of thing happens probably every day both in the public and private sector, and the sponsors of the bill, Brian Dempsey (D-Haverhill) and Daniel Bosley (D-North Adams) claim that they wanted the bid process to be competitive. Still, what makes Outer Brewster attractive is that it is a more remote site than places like Fall River or Gloucester or Providence. To exclude the companies that have proposed sites in those cities means that they have no incentive to reevaluate their plans should the Brewster spot become available.