Study: Region Doesn’t Need More Natural Gas
Boston — The New England region does not need additional natural gas pipelines to maintain a reliable flow of energy for the next 15 years, according to a study commissioned by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and released Wednesday. The report concludes that the region will be able to meet electricity needs through 2030, even on the coldest of winter days, “with or without electric ratepayer investment in new natural gas...
Cheaper Power For Northeast Is Just North
Concord — Plenty of raw electricity sloshes around in Quebec’s rivers and reservoirs, promising relief for U.S. northeasterners, who pay the nation’s highest power costs. But getting those electrons to smartphones and air conditioners in Boston, Hartford and New York City is another matter entirely. In review or under construction are five large-scale hydropower proposals that could pump thousands of megawatts into the Northeast and...
