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historycat95 t1_iv2v6t7 wrote

Reply to comment by Aol_awaymessage in New England may not have enough natural gas to last the winter by mycophdstudent

How would that have prevented a natural gas shortage? Did a lot of people switcj from electric to gas BECAUSE of the shutdown? No.

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murrly t1_iv4dg7f wrote

We use more natural gas to create electricity when we shut down clean nuclear reactors because of feelings.

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historycat95 t1_iv574xy wrote

We use zero natural gas to produce electricity.

In 2021, Vermont generated almost 100% of its electricity from renewable resources, a larger share than in any other state. About 50% of Vermont's utility-scale in-state electricity generation and 46% of the state's total generation came from conventional hydroelectric power.

https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=VT#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20Vermont%20generated%20almost,came%20from%20conventional%20hydroelectric%20power.

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murrly t1_iv5wpnv wrote

This isn't about Vermont though

This is about the New England grid. Which does use LNG for power.

Also I don't consider burning trees, that were cut by diesel, chipped up by diesel, shipped to the plant by diesel, then burnt creating CO2 to be green energy.

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