Fossil Fuels Save New England From Freezing in the Dark… Again
21 hours ago David Middleton
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February 5, 2025
Rarely used oil, coal helped power New England during recent cold snap
Hourly electricity generation in the Northeast Independent System operator
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hourly Electric Grid Monitor
Note: EST=eastern standard time
Below average temperatures in the eastern United States during the week of January 19, 2025, resulted in high demand for electricity. On January 21 at 6:00 p.m. eastern time, ISO-New England (ISO-NE), the organization operating an integrated grid in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, recorded peak hourly demand of 19,600 megawatts (MW). Although demand was elevated, it was lower than the 20,308 MW that ISO-NE forecast peak demand would be in its 2024/2025 winter assessment published on November 7, 2024. Temperatures were more moderate in New England than in the Midwest, which tempered electricity demand somewhat in New England.
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