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J4QQ t1_j3gmqw2 wrote

Reply to comment by Status_Silver_5114 in Does anyone else find RI gas bills to be wildly expensive? I'm a single person heating 1000 Sq ft to 62 degrees max at all times. In a well insulated house. by ironicmatchingpants

I'm sorry, but heating prices are not nearly this bad in many other places. Rhode Islanders are getting royally screwed here, and there's no sense in pretending it's not happening. People should be outraged.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j3gnu3e wrote

We're more dependent on NG than some states but any state (or country) that uses a large amount of NG is feeling it. You're being myopic. I'm not pretending it's not happening I'm just tired of the "everything sucks here because of x reason and everyone's going to move" thing that Rhode Islanders tend to drag out about literally anything here that isn't based in fact. Does it suck? Yes. Does it only suck for energy in Rhode Island? No. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/28/climate/how-electricity-generation-changed-in-your-state-election.html

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J4QQ t1_j3h22ur wrote

The article is behind a pay wall, but the link says 2020. Not sure how that would be relevant. Regardless, some Rhode Islanders are going to face eviction when they've used up their money to stay warm, and/or they're shivering in their homes to afford food, and the state is shrugging its shoulders. It's not an "everything sucks here" problem. It's a horrific situation for many people.

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LeetPleeb t1_j3h93uz wrote

Might want to check out how the Brits are doing with this. Or basically anywhere in EU. Even the west coast drought is increasing costs for hydroelectric powered areas here.

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