[Wonder Warthog]

"For example, gas provides over half of the power in the region, despite no significant gas producing state there."

Only because Yankee voters are stupid. New York State sits on top of one of the biggest shale systems in the USA. "If" the idiot citizens of NYS hadn't banned directional drilling and fracking, NYS would probably be EXPORTING energy to the rest of the country.

The Marcellus shale is estimated to contain 500 TRILLION cubic feet of natural gas.

[wally_bert]

Never underestimate the stupidity of liberal voters.

[aumrl]

And Vermont forces the closure of its nuke plant
hoping that some SNOW COVERED solar panels will take its place.

LOL