By Chris Powell When the General Assembly reconvened two weeks ago, Governor Lamont spoke at length about Connecticut’s outrageously high electricity prices and said that to bring electricity prices down the state needed access to more natural gas and more Canadian hydro-electric power. Connecticut’s Democrats don’t understand their working-class problem City mayors and educators seekContinue reading “Could Lamont ask Trump for help with electricity prices?”
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Getting electric rates down requires more natural gas
By Chris Powell Connecticut has nearly the highest electricity prices in the country in large part because it lacks a good mix of sources of energy for electrical generation. The Millstone nuclear power station in Waterford is the biggest source of the state’s electricity, with natural gas second. This year electricity from natural gas hasContinue reading “Getting electric rates down requires more natural gas”
Politically correct electricity will raise rates while failing climate
By Chris Powell How much do Connecticut and Governor Lamont want to commit to buying a lot of politically correct electricity to reduce “global warming” before ascertaining and understanding its price? Not as much as they used to. Reality is catching up with political correctness in energy costs. For Connecticut residents are angry at theirContinue reading “Politically correct electricity will raise rates while failing climate”
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