Electrical Generation

Here’s the reality. People are moving out of states like New York due to high taxes and the stripping away of freedoms. Those of us living in NY now live in virtually a Communist state (and we’re not exaggerating). We can’t choose our energy sources. We can’t even use single-use plastic bags at the grocery store! NY has fallen. But NY’s mass exodus is the gain of states in the Southeastern U.S. Florida is the number one destination. Also high on the list are North Carolina and Georgia. With the increase in population, and the rapid influx of new business, and the push to convert automobiles to use electricity instead of gasoline, utility companies in the Southeast are asking (more like begging) for permission to build new natural gas power plants to meet all of the new demand for electricity. Of course, the extra gas somehow has to get to the plants.
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PJM is the largest electric grid operator in the U.S. It serves 65 million people in 13 states plus the District of Columbia (including PA, OH, and WV). PJM came under withering criticism for an almost blackout during the cold Christmas snap of December 2022. If not for certain gas-fired peaker plants, like that in the Little Town of Bethlehem, the lights would have gone out during that brutal cold snap (see Bethlehem Marcellus-Fired Power Plant Kept PA Lights on During Xmas). Some 24% of the electricity supplied to PJM was not available during the 2022 cold snap due to equipment failures and lack of supply, including natural gas frozen off at well pads. We’re just coming through another winter storm and cold snap, one that created the most demand EVER for natural gas in this country (more than during 2022) and peak demand for electricity. And yes, we had well freeze-offs. But this time, the natgas industry came through like a champ. No emergencies and no almost blackouts.
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In September 2022, MDN told you about a relatively modest-sized gas-fired power plant planned for Superior, Wisconsin, called the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (see Midwest Elec Grid Roasted for Supporting New Gas-Fired Power Plant). As we pointed out in that post, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) supports the project, which earned it scorn from climate cultists. The left is doing everything possible to stop the plant, but not enough. Two weeks ago, the Douglas County (WI) Board approved the sale of about 45 acres of land along the Nemadji River to RendField Land Company Inc. for $242,000.
Read More “County Approves Land Sale to Wisconsin Gas-Fired Power Plant”