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murrly t1_iv4dg7f wrote

Reply to comment by historycat95 in New England may not have enough natural gas to last the winter by mycophdstudent

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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