Natural Gas Crunch Could Shut Down Boston

From today's Boston Globe:

In March , ISO-New England CEO Gordon van Welie made headlines by putting coal and nuclear options on the table. Given New England's environmental attitudes, it is hard to believe that investors could be persuaded to risk their money developing either of these options.

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The one thing states can't do is nothing. At a conference this year, van Welie told state utility regulators that if the Everett LNG facility lost its gas supply for a week during a January cold snap, the electric and gas grids in the City of Boston would fail.

I wonder how many more warnings the folks in New England need before disaster strikes?

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