New England Power Officials Warn of Pending Winter Crisis as Natual Gas Prices Skyrocket and Electricity is Likely to be Rationed

[livingston]

New England Power Officials Warn of Pending Winter Crisis as Natual Gas Prices Skyrocket and Electricity is Likely to be Rationed​

New England consists of six states in the US Northeast, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The states have been warned by regional ISO electricity providers for several years about their vulnerability if the winter weather is harsh and there is a significant increase in demand for home heating. Those warnings are now multiplied by the massive price increases for natural gas.

Keep in mind as all these natural gas and LNG issues surface, the U.S. has been exporting natural gas to Europe as part of the Biden effort to subsidize the NATO effort against Russia. Prices for natural gas have skyrocketed, and now shortages of the fuel source for energy production may create even bigger problems for New England.

[Via Zero Hedge] – […] The region’s power mix changes have left it increasingly reliant on international NatGas spot markets. State governors have asked US Energy Secretary Jennifer Graholm to waive the Jones Act and allow foreign-owned tankers to ship LNG from the US Gulf region.

All of this has led to New England residents facing some of the highest electricity bills in years. Heating season is already underway.



New England ISO expects the grid will be stable if there’s a mild-to-moderate winter. However, if there’s an extreme cold spell across the Northeast, then grid chaos could unfold: “The grid overall is in a much tighter position.

“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,” Nathan Hanson, a senior vice president of energy and commercial management of LS Power Development LLC, which has two NatGas power plants in New England, warned. (more)

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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[Via Wall Street Journal] – 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. The warning comes as executives and analysts predict power producers could have to pay as much as several times more than last year for gas deliveries if severe weather creates urgent need for spot-market purchases.

New England Power Officials Warn of Pending Winter Crisis as Natual Gas Prices Skyrocket and Electricity is Likely to be Rationed - The Last Refuge

New England consists of six states in the US Northeast, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The states have been warned by regional ISO electricity providers for several years about their vulnerability if the winter weather is harsh and there is a...

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[livingston]

ISO New England warns of rolling blackouts if grid faces cold snap and generation issues​

 

[livingston]

From the comments section at the treehouse posted above

TwoLaine-President, Legal President #45 Fan Club
October 18, 2022 9:17 pm


So when they are rationing electricity, who gets to charge their EVs?

1. No one
2. Government
3. Civilians
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

 

[livingston]

Dozens of LNG carriers queue off Europe due to inability to unload​

Dozens of ships carrying LNG are circling off the coasts of Spain and other European countries, not able to secure slots to unload because plants that convert the fuel back to gas are full.

According to Reuters, there are more than 35 LNG-laden vessels drifting off Spain and around the Mediterranean, with at least eight vessels anchored off the Bay of Cadiz alone.

Dozens of LNG carriers queue off Europe due to inability to unload

Dozens of ships carrying LNG are circling off the coasts of Spain and other European countries, not able to secure

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[96coal449]

The globalist plan is playing out like clock work.

Yet many sheeple will continue their routines.

 

[C3D]

Will cold unheated masses in New York City still vote Democrat?

 

[Saltwater60]

I guess I should stock up on gasoline for my generator. I’ll bet this could happen in nys and they wouldn’t say because it would hurt Hochul’s re-election efforts.

 

[prambo]

Well..........................................

 

[Apeman]

From the comments section at the treehouse posted above
TwoLaine-President, Legal President #45 Fan Club
October 18, 2022 9:17 pm


So when they are rationing electricity, who gets to charge their EVs?

1. No one
2. Government
3. Civilians
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Screw the EVs. Who gets to watch their pipes freeze. They're plan is for rolling blackouts if there's a harsh cold spell. Well duh that probably means highs in the teens with lows in the minus 10s. Won't take long for most houses to get cold with those temps if there's no power.

 

[livingston]

Will cold unheated masses in New York City still vote Democrat?

or unfed. No fuel , trucks delayed , stores throwing food out .... Cannot keep food cold or warm. ... That new green deal is wonderful

 

[libertysnake]

If people go cold and hungry, then they have nothing to lose anymore. There is only so much they will take, and that is without a doubt the limit.

The government would be wise to prevent this.

 

[C3D]

or unfed. No fuel , trucks delayed , stores throwing food out .... Cannot keep food cold or warm. ... That new green deal is wonderful

Yes but I guarantee it will cause more people to vote Democrat because obviously capitalism doesn’t work, and Republicans are capitalists.

 

[99cummins]

If people go cold and hungry, then they have nothing to lose anymore. There is only so much they will take, and that is without a doubt the limit.

The government would be wise to prevent this.

Prevent? The current government is cultivating this.

 

[99cummins]

Yes but I guarantee it will cause more people to vote Democrat because obviously capitalism doesn’t work, and Republicans are capitalists.

Yup. Those on the left will not see this as a failure of the democrats policies and actions but rather a failure of capitalism. The left will double down on pushing communism/socialism.

 

[libertysnake]

Prevent? The current government is cultivating this.

I'm not going to get into the fully details of the cause, I just know that if it happens, I'm not going to let my family starve or freeze to death -- by all means necessary.

I'm concerned about the issue at hand, as there is no way in this day and age to have 100% insight into the cause.

 

[livingston]

My brother knows folks living in Germany . 55 degrees is what the state has declared the max temp for ones dwelling this winter

 

[tirwin1]

If people go cold and hungry, then they have nothing to lose anymore. There is only so much they will take, and that is without a doubt the limit.

The government would be wise to prevent this.

I don't recall any political changes after Texas froze for a few weeks. The people in those states will simply accept "greedy corporations" are to blame not democratic policies.

 

[96coal449]

My brother knows folks living in Germany . 55 degrees is what the state has declared the max temp for ones dwelling this winter

Being outside, on an early spring sunny day, 55* is warm feeling and inviting. When it's the dead of winter with below freezing temps, 55* indoors is far from comfortable.

20yrs ago I had a hard winter, in a house heated with LP. With a woodstove in the basement, I refused to fire the furnace. I closed off the second floor, and kept the basement at 85-95*. The 1st floor stayed in the 50-55* range. Although it was tolerable, it was far from comfortable.

 

[GOPerfect]

Good. The people reap wha they sow.

 

[Pissed Off Patriot]

Yet another reason I moved to Florida.

 

[Acer-m14]

have no fear Brandon is here ..

using Electric for your Home AC is bad for the Environment

but Charging your Car is ..

 

[spat]

My brother knows folks living in Germany . 55 degrees is what the state has declared the max temp for ones dwelling this winter

The fact that the State even thinks it has that authority is the real problem.

But Germans never were good at resisting authority when it's out of control.

 

[spat]

I don't recall any political changes after Texas froze for a few weeks. The people in those states will simply accept "greedy corporations" are to blame not democratic policies.

To be fair, the Texas situation was a rare event that was obviously going to end soon. People in Texas aren't likely to see that again in their lifetime.

Not like, say, the California grid that does the same thing but weekly.