[PAR35]

Plenty of trains to carry plenty of coal. Blame Obama and the Democrats.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I live in MA. Oil prices are down, but electricity prices are up. Is this gentleman heating with electricity?

[KarlInOhio]

I think the words are "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket".

[goldstategop]

Wear thermal underwear, fleece lined jeans and a warm jacket in an unheated building.

It will keep you warm on the coldest nights. All without running up your heating bill.

[GladesGuru]

Those six states are largely Libtard - they oppose fracking, pipelines, even a transmission line to bring in hydro-power.

LET THE ‘TARDS FREEZE TO DEATH! ! !

It will remove a hopefully significant number of Democratic voters.

Stupidity isn’t the reason they voted themselves into this mess becasue they are de facto commies.

Freezing is actually too good for them.

YMMV.

[RegulatorCountry]

Dig out your Carter Cardigans, New Englanders. By your voting you wanted this, now live with it.

[familyop]

The article excerpt says, in essence, that the electric power plant is fired by natural gas. Many have said that natural gas will continue to be low cost, even after natural gas investor interests got with the government to raise the costs of coal-fired plants and shut down some of them. We knew that costs would go up, though. Investment firms have even been calling investors to natural gas recently.

[familyop]

Let's see now... Where are those utility investors?

Heavy Hitters: Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2014
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
“2 American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees $60,949,129 [Democrat] 81% [Republican] 1%”

Leviathan (Uncle Sam employs more people than you think)
National Review ^ | 02/03/2011 | Iain Murray
"...nearly 40 million Americans employed in some way by government."

About "70 million" people are receiving good incomes but are also steeped in debt and can't borrow more for big ticket items (see groups above).

[familyop]

Here’s a personal solution. Turn down the thermostats and wear heavy clothing indoors. Let the pipes freeze.

;-)

[mowowie]

I try to keep the lights OFF as much as i can and my light bill here in MA is still outrageous.

[Vince Ferrer]

A year ago, the governors of the six New England states agreed to pursue a coordinated regional strategy, including more pipelines and at least one major transmission line for hydropower. The plan called for electricity customers in all six states to subsidize the projects, on the theory that they would make up that money in lower utility bills.

But in August, the Massachusetts Legislature rejected the plan, saying in part that cheap energy would flood the market and thwart attempts to advance wind and solar projects. That halted the whole effort.

Let them freeze if that's what they want.

[ClayinVA]

Sucks to be them, they can not understand why bad things happen to them when they keep voting Democrats in office. It is looking like the Northeast will not be able to sustain themselves very longer and people will have to move south because they cannot afford to pay $1000 a month for heat plus extremely high personal property and income tax bills.

[ConservativeStatement]

[Chgogal]

Hey Obama voting Yankees, you voted for Obama the Wacko Bird and now WE PAY!

At 41 secondes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4

[dfwgator]

All the NIMBYs who don’t want to drill, serves ‘em right.

[Gritty]

Windmills. We need more windmills.

And solar panels. We need more solar panels!

Let's get this problem fixed, people!!

[sport]

I think the New England States voted for Obama, so they are getting what they voted for.

[machogirl]

Wonder when the Middle Class Dems figure out the wealthy Hypocrite-Dems will always be able to afford heat?

[clearcarbon]

If it’s a really cold winter again, the obama administration is going to kill a lot of senior citizens this season.

[Texicanus]

Doesn’t anybody burn wood up there in New England?

I have a fireplace insert I bought to survive higher heating costs way back in the Jimmy Carter era. It will heat a 2500 sq ft home. I recovered the cost of the insert in about three months due to reduced electric bills.

My home is all electric but I only use the insert when the temperature drops below 30 degrees or when the central heat begins cycling on and off every few minutes. Besides if the electricity should go off for any length of time, it will be my backup heat source.