MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Lefties push electric heat pumps to replace natural gas furnaces, hot water heaters; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: WEC Energy to pilot hydrogen fuel in Michigan natural gas plant; Forced electrification will cost Maryland consumers more than $26K per household; NATIONAL: One year later Biden admin still hasn’t held onshore lease sales; US LNG exports go up by 5 from last week; The U.S. is now the world’s leading LNG exporter. Let’s make sure it sticks.; Backlash against renewables surged in 2021, with 31 Big Wind and 13 Big Solar projects vetoed; We can store our excess renewable energy in an energy vault; INTERNATIONAL: Yamal natural gas pipeline running eastwardly – away from Germany.