For years we have been writing about how energy policy in New Hampshire and New England was on a crash course with a cold hard reality. This might be the first winter where that is less theory and more truth, and we’re not happy about the “I told you so.”
The Department of Energy recently sent New England governors a letter begging them to increase fuel inventories through all legal measures ahead of winter. According to the data, fuel inventories in the region are running well below average. Now, the region is serving as a cautionary tale for all who seek to abandon fossil fuels.
Read that again. Democrat Energy Secretary Jennifer frikkin’ Granholm warned New England Governors to stockpile “fuel,” and she’s not talking about wind and solar (which you can’t stockpile). She means coal, natural gas, propane, fuel oil, wood, or the seats in the legislature (which would burn nicely) if the need arose.
That’s not a threat. I am just making a point.
We have had Republican and Democrat governors and legislative majorities while this problem metastasized.
PSNH became Eversource while on an ESG-like binge, forcing electric rates 110 percent.
And now, after nearly a decade (at least) of warnings about inadequate energy infrastructure in the northeast, the Democrat US Energy Secretary of the Go Green Biden Administration is telling us we are in some serious sh!t this winter if we don’t have more fossil fuels.
In other words, it’s beginning to look like Australia and Germany, and it’s not Putin’s fault.
No One Should Be Surprised
I mentioned some ‘Grok coverage of the decline and fall of our energy fortunes. Here’s a short list of recent work on the subject if interested.
- 2022: Australia’s Energy Price Problems Get Worse – Will New England Get the Hint?
- 2022: Governor Groomer (aka Sun-King Sununu) Owns Biden’s “Progressive Energy Policies.”
- 2022: Pay Attention America: Winter is Coming, and Green Energy Can’t Keep Europe Warm
- 2021: Northeast Activists Still Working to Ensure We All Freeze to Death
- 2020: Hold on To Your Wallets – New England’s Governors Promising Regional Energy Improvements
- 2020: Northeast’ Energy Policy’ – How About Freezing to Death My Pretties…
- 2019: Boom! Boom! Out Go the Lights! (If We Don’t Smarten Up)
- 2019: Has Sen. Shaheen Done More for Natural Gas in Ukraine than New Hampshire?
- 2019: Without Fossil Fuels, Millions of Americans Could Freeze to Death
- 2018: Advocates For Affordable Energy In NH Need To Fight for It
- 2018: How Do We Heat Our Homes If “Global Warming” Causes Extreme “Cooling.”
It is not a new problem to amateurs like us, so it can’t have been a surprise to whatever passes for the experts. Speaking of which, Germany will be rationing electricity this winter thanks to their experts, one of whom has pre-labeled the people likely to protest that mismanagement as enemies of the state.
Did you get that? Years of bad policy come to their logical conclusion, and if you get mad about no heat or electricity, you might be arrested and imprisoned.
Quick question; Do they have heat at the prison?
New England Grid (lock) on Expansion
The left, with some help, has done all it can to stop natural gas pipelines, power lines, and even hydro (which is natural) got pilloried until the projects were abandoned.
Because of policy choices, the region is largely dependent on foreign imports. The usual suspects are blaming the impact of the Russian war in Ukraine for the pending fuel shortage, but a look at the details reveals that costly regulations and taxes are also to blame for the energy troubles.
Everyone from ISO New England to GraniteGrok has been pointing out how we’ve set ourselves up for failure.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has been quick to nod his head when people ask about wind farms off the coast while opposing oil or gas drilling in the same areas.
He’s also not been a leader (as far as I can tell) when it comes to infrastructure for energy that’s affordable, abundant, and on-demand – which is what you need throughout a New England winter.
And we appear to be coming up short.
The piper has come to call, and if we’re lucky, no one will have to pay with their life.
HT | The Daily Wire
