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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Because most Nat gas heaters in NE are forced hot water. You need to power the circulator, but you can do that from a car battery.
How many New England states voted for Biden? As Saint Obama says, elections have consequences.
New England voted all blue for Brandon.
How many? ALL of the NE USA states voted for the lame one.
While sitting on one of the largest Natural Gas reserves in the world...
We have long time friends, who take their AirStream travel trailer to Bend, Or. after Memorial day. They park it in their daughter’s backyard to sleep in for the summer/early/fall.
Normally, they return to California, the week before Thanks Giving.
They will start home tomorrow to beat the early snowfall and freezing weather predicted to start Friday or Saturday.
I think I now have 5 heat sources for different times of the year, heating and investments, diversity is good.
A friend of mine works in the Dakota fields... They just started fracking again. So future prices should come down as production is increased.
Existing contracts
Business deals
Profit (each barge of LNG is about $200M)
In Florida, we have been cautioned to have our sweaters ready Thursday! Could get into the 50s here. Hurricane season is coming to an end. Sweet!
Those big LNG barges make me think “target” for bad guys. Wish I didn’t think that way.
My wife got an early pm phone call from a relative in the MidWest, and it was snowing and sticking there.
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Best Wishes for Martha’s Vineyard... /s
I’ll be in touch with you if I need to use the car! I have an inverter but it only can run a lamp, etc -
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