Posted on 09/24/2022 10:23:05 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
Every megawatt of wind or solar REQUIRES 1.14 megawatts of backup generating capacity to back it up. And this has to be generators that can spool up quickly, because wind/solar is so unpredictable. This means GAS or hydro. Nothing else can do that. Since there’s not much hydro in New England, GAS it must be. But a lot of New England homes depend on GAS for heat, which means shortages of GAS, which means high prices. They voted for this, so I;m not sorry. Very much not sorry that I fled Massachusetts in 1977, never to return.
You live by the sword, you die by the sword
Didn’t know MA was heavily dependent on natural gas.
Surprise! They not only want to bankrupt the governmwnr, they want to bankrupt each individual as well.
Act now and order your plane or bus load of warm South Americans.
Arriba Mis amigos
“So everybody should conserve. Everybody who has close friends, please tell them to conserve. I think it’s useful for everyone to be aware of that, and spread the word for conservation as much as possible...”
Not until I see my ‘betters’ curbing energy use in their huge mansions, leave their aircraft on the ground, take in the extra 30 or so illegals that could fit in ANY one of their MULTIPLE homes for warmth this winter, and Pelosi unplugs her ice cream freezer for good!
Not a single politician will be cold, hungry or inconvenienced in ANY way this coming winter. Not. A. One.
If rates go up, we’ll conserve.
Because I begrudge Deep State and the companies that enable them every damn dime of my money.
Big reason why I’ve been knitting like a fiend. :-)
If Massachusetts has large heating bills its because the government wants it that way. They are right next to Pennsylvania and Ohio that both have lots of Natural Gas that can be fed into a pipeline right now. But if our government says no, its not Putin to blame. Europe’s gas prices should have nothing to do with Massachusetts Nat Gas prices. This has nothing to do with economics. It has everything to do with rationing.
We always have, but just because it’s the right thing to do - and we’re CHEAP!
Our propane fill this season is DOUBLE what it was last year for the same amount of propane.
Luckily, both of us like it cooler in the house than warmer.
And, you can always throw another quilt and/or dog on the bed for some more body heat, LOL!
Why would I care if Massholes freeze this winter so long as we get our pretext for a nuclear holocaust. Priorities are priorities.
Us right wingers in Mass. will have to bear the brunt of these WOKE policies that are catching up with our state.
We wanted to build 50 years ago, an oil refinery, we wanted to build A pipeline, we voted for Trump, all to no avail.
NOW, once again, we will take it on the chin. -Tom
PS I love the ocean and the fishing here, and I am not moving.
Yep. Dane and Milwaukee Counties try their hardest to ruin an otherwise awesome state, a great place to live, and easy way of life here in Wisconsin.
I’ve never been to Maine, other than a stopover in the airport on the way to Germany.
I have a feeling that once I visit, I might not leave. :)
Well, I just learned something new! Thank you.
I’m a if-it’s-yellow-let-it-mellow kinda gal...
like candlelight and make my own beeswax candles...
wash dishes by hand...
have a clothesline and use it...
prefer books to the book tube.
We also own a very small home which is cheap to heat and cool.
Needless to say we have a very small footprint.
But I’ll shrink it further.
I love a challenge!
there goes the dining room furniture
But the enviro whackos and NIMBYs stopped the power line projects in New Hampshire and Maine.
The same enviro whackos who claim they want clean energy.
We COULD have had abundant, fairly clean nuclear power had Seabrook II been allowed to be built.
But the enviro whackos stopped that.
Bonus video: Aerogel Superinsulation Blowtorch Demo: Hershey’s Kiss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sw1tNeJ0Rw
They put aerogel in mountain climbing boots, because a climber complained that his feet were always cold. When he tried them out, they noticed that he really rushed to get to the top. Then he tore off his boots and his feet were both very red.
The first production call for it is by NASA, that wants to use it to line satellites.
We could be twins, LOL! But, what? No composting? ;)
Our house is much bigger than needed, but it’s been in the family a very long time, so not easy to part with.
We don’t heat/cool all of it unless we have guests.
” Let the Yankee’s freeze, in the dark!” Dr. Robert Mcfarlane
Haven’t heard from Capt. Tom since this post, hope everything is O.K.
Maybe he’s on a cruise?
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