Yes, it could be someone cheaper if the pipeline was in place. That’s different than being an actual shortage or unable to fulfill demand or environmental thinking.

The price rise in natural gas is due to higher demand and lack of supply. Pipelines would have alleviated a lot of problems and price hikes and would have made transportation easier. They aren't pushing for Nuclear plants which would be the most ideal solution so a pipeline for the time being would be smart.

It wasn’t seen as the best option. It was seen as the only realistic option to get rid of the remaining coal plants . Which it was. And the infrastructure has supported demand. The problem became it’s susceptibility to a single market price spike - not any lack of ability or support.

Your EV comments are unrelated, for the most part, but that’s neither short term nor unsustainable either. It’s not like gas prices someone stayed low over the last couple years, which might make your comparative point valid. They jumped also.

Make them public, again. Some french company owns everything now.

That's because Natural Gas was seen as the best option for the environment not too long ago and then the infrastructure was not updated to support the demand. Just like what is happening with the push to electric taxing the grid even more with no real plan still to update and prepare.

Short term, premature, and hardly intelligent decision making has ruled politics for far too long right now.

Delaney on Whaley?

Yep. 30% retroactive for anything installed in 2021.

If it's a boy he'd dominate the playground and get a cool 'Staven nickname like Moose or Bundy or el Oso

If the estimate was based on the wrong part of the car, they had no authorization to work on the car… you should dispute in small claims.

The manager is back on Tuesday, we'll see how it goes.

They broke the law. I'd go see the general manager about this. Let them know that if the extra isn't knocked off you'll be filing a complaint with the dmv.

https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Consumer-Issues/Auto-Issues/Automobile-Repair-in-Connecticut#:~:text=Connecticut%20law%20requires%20that%20a,must%20be%20signed%20by%20you.

I didnt ask but this is good to know lol thank you

Not much you really can do at this point. Renewables like solar farms are being pushed but that’s a tiny drop in the bucket, and are fought by every community they come near. The idea of building out more nuc capacity is a political minefield fought by way too many people, but even if it was approved tomorrow you’re talking 10-15 years to start generating.

We will be burning NatGas for 50 years. Baseload, backup and industrial demand it. I love renewables but it’s not a panacea

If I remember correctly the Inflation Reduction Act set aside large subsidies for solar panel installation. I haven't had a chance to look into it much since it passed though.

Why would you build something with a 50 year design life that will take 10 years to build if you can only realistically use it for “a decade or so”.

It would be 50 more years of near total reliance on LNG.

Politicians excel at providing false choices

Don’t worry, our leaders have a plan to do nothing until we build another pipeline.

Instead of selling public debt to fund centralized power plants we should be making that same public investment to install solar on every detached single family home on the state.

Otherwise we are fighting against both big capital and economies of scale, while our foes leverage both. And they still can’t beat the cost per watt of solar.

You didn’t ask but I use east rock auto repair and they’re 1. Really nice and 2. Everything is done in writing on the computer and is very transparent, they show you what they think needs done and why/how urgent and how much it will cost for parts and for labor and you can approve or disapprove for each individual thing online

Look into Public Banking and Community Choice Aggregate (CCA)

I'm actually looking into Geothermal.

Dad is that you!? /s

interesting, thanks for responding!

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Nat gas is cheap at the pipeline. Expensive when it has to be turned into LNG and brought here on American ships (Jones act). You would have read that in the article, if had read the article.