Natural gas is an important complement to renewables , because it can be very easily ramped up and down to match variable renewable output.

Natural gas is also an important input to industrial processes and cheaper, more plentiful may tap gas may help retain what manufacturing is still in NE.

Also, we’re still at the phase where additions of natural gas and renewables are displacing oil and coal, which is a net win both for carbon emissions and air pollution that causes stuff like cancer and asthma and heart disease.

Finally, the real solution is fixing our environmental laws (NEPA, MEPA) so that they can no longer be weaponized by NIMBYs to block and kill renewables and transmission projects. All renewable projects should be exempt from public input, granted immunity from litigation, and be given streamlined and expedited approval.