America’s Power Grid Is Showing Signs of Strain During Brutal Cold

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America’s Power Grid Is Showing Signs of Strain During Brutal Cold
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-02/america-s-power-grid-showing-signs-of-strain-amid-brutal-cold

...Some power plants in New England that have been burning oil are running short on fuel, according to Marcia Blomberg, a spokeswoman for ISO New England Inc., the region’s grid operator. Restrictions governing air emissions are also a factor limiting their use.

“As oil inventories are depleted, replenishment of these fuels will be important given the uncertainty around weather and future fuel demands for the remaining two months of the winter period,” she said by email on Tuesday.

Oil, a scant contributor to the nation’s power supply in normal weather conditions, has accounted for about 30 percent of New England’s electricity in recent days after temperatures plunged below freezing. A lack of pipeline capacity has constrained natural gas supplies to the region in recent years, causing prices to surge during severe cold snaps.

Two power generators said on Tuesday that they’ve been able to overcome challenges posed by the weather....

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

There was a pipeline that the idiot residents here rejected too, a few years back.

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There was a pipeline that the idiot residents here rejected too, a few years back.

Which has contributed to the massive price spike in New England for Natural Gas on the spot market.

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Closing all those coal plants looks rather foolish in hindsight. But the point in closing those plants wasn't related to Global Warming. It was Control. If they can ration electricity, they can control us more easily.