Has Anyone Noticed New England's Escalating Energy Crisis?

Forbes ^ | 12/05/2013 | William Pentland

[thackney]

Alexis Madrigal, a blogger for The Atlantic, asked yesterday if anyone had noticed the massive energy transformation that took place in New York City about a month ago?

The transformation that Madrigal is alluding to is a clutch of natural gas pipeline expansion projects that came online in and around New York City in early November.

These projects and several more like them in the previous three years have expanded the total deliverability of natural gas into New York by about one third.

The cumulative impact is that natural gas future prices for January and February of 2014 are lower in New York City than Louisiana.

I repeat: the natural gas futures price is lower in New -York City than Louisiana. The same cannot be said for New England.

While the national news media may have missed this story, it has also missed a related and arguably more important story about the lack of similar pipeline expansions in New England.

Natural gas flows into New England from the south via the Tennessee Gas Pipeline and the Algonquin Gas Transmission. Last winter, these pipelines were operating at near or full capacity nearly every day. Unlike New York and New Jersey, the pipelines transporting gas into New England have not expanded in years and are not scheduled to expand until 2016 at the earliest.

The result is an escalating energy crisis in New England.

[thackney]

it looks like they will find out the real cost of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Peter ran out of wealth a while ago. They now rob Paul and Paul's children to pay Paul.

[MasterGunner01]

Someone once opined: “Sooner or later, any organization's ability to succeed despite itself runs out.”

[jimt]

I say let ‘em freeze if they do not wish to do what the rest of America does.

I can recall a bumper sticker from 30 years ago.

DRIVE FAST - FREEZE A YANKEE IN THE DARK !

Sounds like the NIMBY attitude is coming home to roost with a vengeance.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

These NE liberals are so dumb they still believe in Global Warming. The New England states have their own cap and trade, carbon-fighting program:

http://www.c2es.org/us-states-regions/regional-climate-initiatives

They must be so proud!

Their liberal votes helped give us all the tyrannical government we have now. Do I care if they are forced to choose between heating their homes and buying food? Let me think about that one for a while

[daniel1212]

Do I care if they are forced to choose between heating their homes and buying food? Let me think about that one for a while

The state that gave us homosexual marriage. I basically only recommend one move here if they are a missionary. Or will be. The Frozen Chosen!

[daniel1212]

Also i see (http://www.golocalworcester.com/news/natural-gas-leaks-cost-central-mass.-consumers-millions/)

Massachusetts residents are paying the price for thousands of leaky gas pipelines throughout the state.

[MasterGunner01]

“You can’t fix stupid.” — Ron White

[1010RD]

Is the EPA correct?

[dynoman]

“Is the EPA correct?”

Let’s see.

How can powerplants downwind of Theodore Roosevelt National Park contribute to regional haze caused by NOx? EPA and Wildearth Guardians wrong.

We have been having regional haze before the oil patch activity and powerplants, like I said it something we call fog - moisture in the air. It’s got nothing to do with pollution. EPA and the National Park Service is wrong on that.

EPA reimburses Wildearth Guardians for its legal costs - do you as a taxpayer feel that is right?

All the expense to meet new NOx emissions will not decrease visible haze in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. I was at the EPA regional Haze hearing in Bismarck and the ND state scientists and engineers proved that point decisively. EPA and Wildearth Guardians wrong on that too.