youngestalma

youngestalma t1_ixk0647 wrote

Sure, but even reducing our usage of natural gas for electricity generation makes the need for more pipelines significantly lower. Our capacity is only strained because gas usage for heating+electricity generation has increased the last 20 years. If we decrease usage from where we are now then we will be fine.

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youngestalma t1_ix0dinu wrote

Yeah but building a pipeline for more gas is going to take longer than anything on my list except maybe new nuclear. It’s not like we can increase gas supply in the next few years outside of more LNG imports which is a big part of the problem right now.

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youngestalma t1_iwzv322 wrote

The long term solution is not more fossil fuel infrastructure that will quickly become sunk costs that we will all pay for, but rather accelerating efficiency/conservation, offshore wind, solar, nuclear, and transmission lines from Canada for more hydro. That is a long term solution with virtually no fuel cost volatility which will make it cheaper than continuing to rely on high cost gas resources.

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