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modernhomeowner t1_j0n9yo2 wrote

You can choose between like 200 suppliers. The list is on the state's website. National Grid posts their rate for the next 6 months 2 months in advance. I check daily until it's posted. All suppliers are way up to account for our lack of natural gas pipelines into MA and our need to rely on Europe and thus Russia, unlike the rest of the US that has cheap flowing natural gas and electricity. They say next winter will be way worse than this winter, so buckle up and get in a contract with a third party supplier. Ambit and Inspire are two of my favorites since they have contracts without cancellation fees.

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2drink t1_j0nkmwm wrote

> s and electricity. They say next winter will be way worse than this winter, so buckle up and get in a contract with a third party supplier. Ambit and Inspire are two of my favorites since they have contracts without cancellation fees.

Last I heard our natural gas was coming via LNG tanker from Yemen, Europe, and of course Russia. There is so much shale gas near us (yes from fracking) in the Marcellus field. Why can't we get some pipelines? All this not in my backyard anti compressor station stuff needs to stop.

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Shamrock132 t1_j0s07hn wrote

I agree about the NIMBY attitude, but do a little research on the compressor station. The states opposition to green energy is holding things back. We've closed a nuclear station, denied the various offshore wind projects, and haven't cooperated well with other surrounding states to bring in transmission lines.

The only purpose of the Weymouth station is to take natural gas from PA in the Atlantic Bridge pipeline, and re-pressurize it so it can be pumped to Maine and Canada and exported. Massachusetts doesn't benefit.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/10/13/weymouth-compressor-explainer-climate-change-enbridge-natural-gas-fracking

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GrammyKaz t1_j0nsy0q wrote

> National Grid posts their rate for the next 6 months

Where are you finding this rate? Are you talking about the site to check all the suppliers or specifically on the National Grid site? I've looked everywhere on the NG site but found nothing. Maybe it's me.

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