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New England Risks Winter Blackouts as Gas Supplies Tighten

Posted on 10/17/2022 7:18:51 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Grid officials warn of strain as the region competes with European countries for shipments of liquefied natural gas

New England power producers are preparing for potential strain on the grid this winter as a surge in natural-gas demand abroad threatens to reduce supplies they need to generate electricity.

New England, which relies on natural-gas imports to bridge winter supply gaps, is now competing with European countries for shipments of liquefied natural gas, following Russia’s halt of most pipeline gas to the continent. Severe cold spells in the Northeast could reduce the amount of gas available to generate electricity as more of it is burned to heat homes.

The region’s power-grid operator, ISO New England Inc., has warned that an extremely cold winter could strain the reliability of the grid and potentially result in the need for rolling blackouts to keep electricity supply and demand in balance.

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Power producers in New England are limited in their ability to store fuel on site and face challenges in contracting for gas supplies, as most pipeline capacity is reserved by gas utilities serving homes and businesses.

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New England’s challenges are becoming more acute as older coal, oil and nuclear-fueled generators shut, leaving gas-fired ones to serve a greater percentage of demand.

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“The grid overall is in a much tighter position,” he said. “If we get a sustained cold period in New England this winter, we’ll be in a very similar position as California was this summer.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News
KEYWORDS: babyitscoldinside; benotmorenne; brrrrrrr; energy; energyschadefreude; itistolaugh; katherineblunt; lng; methane; naturalgas; newengland; thatsashame; winter
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To: mewzilla

And get a load of this from yesterday...

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-The-US-Largest-Shale-Gas-Basin-Misses-Out-On-The-LNG-Boom.html

It’s not perplexing, though.

It’s evil.

And once you wrap your head around that fact, everything going on makes perfect sense.


21 posted on 10/17/2022 7:28:56 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: NautiNurse

Seems rather odd that natural gas futures have dropped to below $6/MMBtu which is the lowest in three months. I don’t think I’m inclined to just believe that this is due to “record domestic production levels and lower weather-driven demand”.

Perhaps some smart Freeper with their eye on natural gas has a better explanation....


22 posted on 10/17/2022 7:29:22 AM PDT by hecticskeptic (The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
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To: cgbg

I would say you are, indeed, prepared for a long, cold winter.


23 posted on 10/17/2022 7:29:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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To: NautiNurse
They can use their Green Energy and remain snug as a bug in a rug. No less that their god ,Lying Joe Biden informed them of that fact. And who up there does not wish for a White Christmas? 20 feet of white snow should be white enough. Of course, Lying Joe and his will be using electricity of gas to heat with.
24 posted on 10/17/2022 7:29:53 AM PDT by sport
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To: NautiNurse

This is snow forecast for winter in my area

https://booneweather.com/public/FearlessForecast2022-2023.pdf


25 posted on 10/17/2022 7:30:09 AM PDT by Karoo
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To: mewzilla

Forgive the source...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-natgas-futures-drop-6-123433797.html

Hope the milder winter weather forecast for the NE isn’t bushwa.


26 posted on 10/17/2022 7:30:50 AM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: hecticskeptic

I don’t think I’m inclined to just believe that this is due to “record domestic production levels and lower weather-driven demand”.

Perhaps some smart Freeper with their eye on natural gas has a better explanation....


Perception is a bigger factor than reality. The market sees rats losing in the coming election?


27 posted on 10/17/2022 7:32:20 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: NautiNurse

This is how they “force” everyone to go “green”. By denying you heating and fuel for cars, and soon products in the stores. These people full control the lives of the population along the Eastern Seaboard and the Western Seaboard.


28 posted on 10/17/2022 7:32:23 AM PDT by realcleanguy (quickly things are falling apart, now that the )
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To: SamAdams76

Natural gas may be cheaper, but my utility company (Duke) charges not only for your usage, but adds an additional $40 each month just “to have” their natural gas service.

I have them “turn off” my natural gas (since only used for heating) from spring until Fall. I just had them “turn it on” last week again. So stupid to pay $240 for 6 months of NOT using it at all.

And they’ll still bill me the $17 to “turn it on” again, even though it was never actually disconnected other than a phone call in the spring when they quit charging me for it.

Since Covid they quit coming to the house in person twice a year to actually disconnect it or turn it back on (charging $17 to turn it back on) - so I still have the natural gas there at any time I want to use it - but once I start using it they start adding that additional $40.

I wish they’d get rid of that charge. It makes no sense other than for them to make more money.


29 posted on 10/17/2022 7:33:16 AM PDT by Ektelon
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To: NautiNurse

We might get a small sample this week of what this winter could be like, this week a cold front is headed east, temperatures in North Florida are predicted to drop into the 40s with highs in the 60s which is cold for this time of year in Florida, a few 20 degree or colder nights in New England might be a preview of coming attractions.


30 posted on 10/17/2022 7:33:41 AM PDT by srmanuel (C)
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To: NautiNurse

Brings the Song “Freeze a Yankee” to mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bADTlEo0Y30


31 posted on 10/17/2022 7:33:50 AM PDT by Fai Mao (Stop feeding the beast, and steal its food!)
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To: NautiNurse

Rich liberals will get whst they need. They never lose.


32 posted on 10/17/2022 7:35:12 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch (https://thepurginglutheran.wordpress.com)
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To: NautiNurse
New England Risks Winter Blackouts as Gas Supplies Tighten

Go ahead, vote democrat, you morons!

33 posted on 10/17/2022 7:36:53 AM PDT by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: srmanuel

We’ve been hauling out the long sleeve t-shirts and sweaters for the cool snap in Florida. I always love when local weather tells us to wear sweaters to keep warm.


34 posted on 10/17/2022 7:37:14 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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To: NautiNurse
I tried to warn those New England liberals. I told them to set up hamsters on treadmills to generate electricity. After all, that makes as much sense as relying on windmills. But did they listen? Noooo.


35 posted on 10/17/2022 7:40:51 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: cgbg

Here in WV, heating with wood is the norm. But I was driving through Northern Ohio last week, and noticed, even in the suburbs, people have wood stacked next to their garages. Numerous people have it for sale. Never seen so much firewood. People know what’s coming.


36 posted on 10/17/2022 7:42:25 AM PDT by neefer (Bad spellers of the world, untie!)
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To: NautiNurse
Best wishes for a mild New England winter...

Why? The majority of my fellow New Englanders are retards who voted for one of their own for POTATUS. Most of them don't have wood stoves and acres of woods to feed those stoves.

Choices should have consequences.

37 posted on 10/17/2022 7:42:46 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: NautiNurse

What good is a NG furnace if you don’t have the electricity to run fans to distribute the heat.


38 posted on 10/17/2022 7:43:07 AM PDT by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: Sacajaweau
"The killed fracking....so wrong. Gas is still our best bet."

I agree 100%. It's hard to beat natural gas -- except for one thing. Natural gas is an energy source that the Dims can regulate away from you. Is there an energy source you can regulate on your own in the northeast that's do-able for at least half of your energy needs? Solar does that for me, but I live in Alabama.

39 posted on 10/17/2022 7:43:43 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: eastforker

Good point! The article talks about rolling blackouts. At least you can cook a hot meal and boil water on the gas range.


40 posted on 10/17/2022 7:45:07 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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