Vermont doesn’t have a separate source of electricity from the rest of the providers in New England, it’s one common grid.
At the state level we like to pretend that it’s separate and that all of our energy needs are met from specific sources, and while that’s true in a way because a certain number of MwH are being brought into the grid from sources we would prefer in an amount equivalent to what Vermont is consuming, it’s still one large NE grid predominantly supplied by natural gas power plants where the market price is controlled by fluctuations in natural gas pricing.
https://www.iso-ne.com is where you can watch the generation sources and wholesale pricing in real-time. At the time I’m posting this comment, 50% of grid load is being supplied by natural gas plants. A reduction in gas availability will cause an absolutely enormous increase in the price GMP and VELCO are paying for each megawatt hour they’re pulling from the pool.
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Reply to comment by Distinguished_Parrot in New England may not have enough natural gas to last the winter by mycophdstudent
Vermont doesn’t have a separate source of electricity from the rest of the providers in New England, it’s one common grid.
At the state level we like to pretend that it’s separate and that all of our energy needs are met from specific sources, and while that’s true in a way because a certain number of MwH are being brought into the grid from sources we would prefer in an amount equivalent to what Vermont is consuming, it’s still one large NE grid predominantly supplied by natural gas power plants where the market price is controlled by fluctuations in natural gas pricing.
https://www.iso-ne.com is where you can watch the generation sources and wholesale pricing in real-time. At the time I’m posting this comment, 50% of grid load is being supplied by natural gas plants. A reduction in gas availability will cause an absolutely enormous increase in the price GMP and VELCO are paying for each megawatt hour they’re pulling from the pool.