Due to an increase in demand for natural gas for space and water heating, and limitations imposed by
natural gas pipeline constraints, electricity generation from gas was unable to scale up, and the burden was transferred to oil as dual fuel generators switched over.
PJM's study will also focus on
natural gas pipeline constraints during cold weather snaps like the 2013 polar vortex, or this winter's milder freezes, Orvis said.
The grid operator testified that «wholesale energy prices and emissions will rise when extreme weather results in
natural gas pipeline constraints — driving up the price of natural gas (and wholesale energy) and forcing New England to rely on oil - and coal - fired generation for multi-day (or multi-week) periods.»
Not exact matches
If anything, it shows that thanks to a boom in LNG production,
natural gas is on the verge of becoming a truly global commodity unbound by the physical
constraints of
pipelines.
Pipeline proponents claim that the ANE
pipeline is needed to relieve capacity
constraints on New England's
natural gas pipeline system and that the cost of the
pipeline is justified because it will ultimately save money for New England electric ratepayers.