youngestalma
youngestalma t1_ixk0647 wrote
Reply to comment by foodcoma85 in We might be waiting a decade for solutions to CT's high energy costs by -ctinsider
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.
youngestalma t1_ixjykhn wrote
Reply to comment by foodcoma85 in We might be waiting a decade for solutions to CT's high energy costs by -ctinsider
Why build more pipelines that will take decades to complete at the same time as we are trying to reduce how much gas we use? That would be massively expensive and lock us into a ton in sunk costs.
youngestalma t1_ix0dinu wrote
Reply to comment by mynameisnotshamus in Saturday Morning email from State rep Harry Arora about increases in electricity and natural gas prices by mynameisnotshamus
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.
youngestalma t1_iwzv322 wrote
Reply to Saturday Morning email from State rep Harry Arora about increases in electricity and natural gas prices by mynameisnotshamus
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.
youngestalma t1_j3lufzp wrote
Reply to comment by Muhshuggah in DMV license replacement unreasonably confusing by Muhshuggah
Car insurance docs should have it.