I wonder what the folks in Mass will think when they get their electric bills next year and they are up another 20+% ?
I wonder if some of them will reconsider having a natural gas line go through their town? Of course, that natural gas will be coming from the horrible fracking in PA that makes their tap water light on fire.
They are now proposing a gas line to travel through southern NH. As opposed to northern Mass. There were already towns like Hollis, NH that voted against it. Therefore, they are moving the proposed route to go north of that border town. It will then continue east and hook up with the main north/south line coming from Mass. Some of the gas will then flow south into Mass.
NH generates 46% of its electricity using natural gas. The balance comes from nuclear(Seabrook), hydro Quebec and other smaller dams in NH, coal and 3-4 wood chip biomass burning plants. However, our percentage of natural gas continues to increase and coal goes down. Yet nobody wants the 30” pipeline to go through their backyard. The other benefit is if supply of gas increases they will expand the smaller distribution lines to feed more residences and get them off of heating oil or propane. Currently, only the major cities in NH have natural gas. Our peak demand for gas is during the heating season. We currently only run short during this time of year. So, most of the gas goes just to make electricity.
Which is a total waste of a resource.