The Eversource utility CEO said Monday he wrote a letter to President Joe Biden because he was seriously concerned about New England’s ability to weather a harsh winter. Eversource CEO Joe Nolan said supply issues mean New England may not have enough natural gas to heat homes in a cold winter. He said global fuel prices had spiked due to the war in Ukraine and Russia’s decision to cut off gas to Europe. He said it has caused a global rush on natural gas, especially liquefied natural gas carried by tankers, on which New England depends during the colder months of the year. Nolan wrote a letter to Biden last week, saying he was deeply concerned about the potentially severe impact a winter power shortage would have on people and businesses in New England. “This is a very, very important time, a very difficult time for the people of New England, and I want everyone to know that I worry every day for our 4.2 million customers, and I going to make sure we have what it takes to provide them with great service, and that was really why I sent the letter to the president,” Nolan said. defense.” The president did it when Puerto Rico suffered the devastation. He was able to provide relief through the Jones Act which allowed foreign ships to be able to enter and leave US ports with the necessary supplies,” Nolan said. “It’s no different.” Nolan said Eversource had stepped up its investments in clean energy resources.”But right now we’re in a very fragile state,” Nolan said. “We have a couple of transition years and we need to make sure we can bridge that gap and get to promised land that is clean, reliable, renewable energy.” News 9 has contacted the White House for comment but has yet to receive a response. New Hampshire consumer advocate Don Kreis agreed that if there had a prolonged cold snap there may not be enough natural gas to run all the factories in the area concern there are things we can do to make sure the lights stay on nt lit,” Kreis said. Kreis suggests banding together to be as energy efficient as possible and consider how much power is used in the early evening when demand is high.
The Eversource utility CEO said Monday he wrote a letter to President Joe Biden because he had serious concerns about New England’s ability to weather a harsh winter.
Eversource CEO Joe Nolan said supply issues mean New England may not have enough natural gas to heat homes in the area in the event of a cold winter.
He said global fuel prices had spiked due to the war in Ukraine and Russia’s decision to cut off gas to Europe. He said it has caused a global rush on natural gas, especially liquefied natural gas carried by tankers, on which New England depends during the colder months of the year.
Nolan wrote a letter to Biden last week, saying he was deeply concerned about the potentially severe impact a winter power shortage would have on people and businesses in New England.
“This is a very, very important time, a very difficult time for the people of New England, and I want everyone to know that I worry every day for our 4.2 million customers, and I going to make sure we have what it takes to do them a great service, and that was really why I sent the letter to the president,” Nolan said.
Nolan mentioned that the federal government has emergency power, such as using the Federal Electricity Act, the Jones Act, the Natural Gas Policy Act, and the Production Act. defense.
“The president did this when Puerto Rico suffered the devastation. He was able to provide assistance through the Jones Act which allowed foreign ships to be able to enter and exit US ports with necessary supplies,” Nolan said. “It’s no different.”
Nolan said Eversource has increased its investments in clean energy resources.
“But right now we’re in a very fragile state,” Nolan said. “We have a few transition years and we need to make sure we can bridge that gap and get to the promised land which is clean, reliable, renewable energy.”
News 9 has contacted the White House for comment, but has not yet received a response.
New Hampshire consumer advocate Don Kreis agreed that in the event of a prolonged cold snap, there may not be enough natural gas to run all the factories in the area.
“It’s not a cause for panic or great concern, there are things we can do to make sure the lights stay on,” Kreis said.
Kreis suggests banding together to be as energy efficient as possible and consider how much power is used in the early evening when demand is high.
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