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juice06870 t1_ixc7cv2 wrote

Reply to comment by eddie964 in Happy Eversource-giving Everyone by cryptocratic7

Where is the gas coming from that supplies the power plants? Not by pipeline apparently, since the politicians vetoed any new ones to connect the power plants to the supply fields.

So now they have to pay mega bucks to import it by ship from overseas. And if they want to bring it by ship from domestic sources, they are paying 3x or more on top of that because of the Jones Act. Oh and by the way, the entire world is looking for ships to deliver this stuff right now, so the shipping rates are also through the roof.

The results of our voting, and of the unrealistic dreams of transitioning off of fossil fuels so quickly without 100% viable alternative replacements are coming home to roost.

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eddie964 t1_ixcic6a wrote

The gas is coming in by pipeline. We just need more capacity. Almost all of the supply used in Connecticut is domestic.

Strongly disagree about transitioning off fossil fuels. What's going on is the strongest argument I can imagine for moving to renewables. If this had happened five years from now, with thousands if megawatts of offshore wind operating off the MA and RI coast, we would be pretty well insulated from volatile fossil fuel prices.

Sadky, the last administration put those projects on hold, so the turbines aren't in place yet.

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Middle-Class-Dad t1_ixdijfb wrote

How do you produce solar power during the winter when days are short and highest demand is at night?

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hamhead t1_ixdt5xg wrote

That’s not really relevant. Solar isn’t the only power source. But it does help reduce the need for others.

Gas isn’t going away in the foreseeable future. But other types of power production can reduce the need for it, especially at off peak times.

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TituspulloXIII t1_ixenqz4 wrote

Highest demand isn't at night, it's still during the day.

And any extra solar produced that could help turn down gas power plants means pipelines can get a "break" during the day and help fill up storage rather than everything being used.

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