By Mark Harrington
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As I'm sure you know, there is an ongoing battle in New York that pits the Andrew Cuomo administration against the natural gas, utilities, and pipeline industries. The latest saga involves a blockade of pipelines forcing Consolidated Edison and National Grid plan to quit providing new gas connections to customers in and around the New York City service area. State regulators are investigating, wit [ ... ]

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appears to be at cross purposes with himself when it comes to natural gas. In an editorial published Aug. 31, the New York Post said he is putting more pressure on National Grid to sign up new customers in sections of Brooklyn, Long Island and Queens. The Post wrote that Mr. Cuomo has directed the Department of Public Service to “broaden its investigation” of Nation [ ... ]

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Do New York politicians want to phase out the use of fossil fuels — or not? On Friday, Assemblyman William Colton (D-B’klyn) blasted National Grid for turning away new Brooklyn natural gas service customers. Without a gas pipeline recently nixed by Team Cuomo, the company says, it won’t have enough gas to fill new orders. Blame Cuomo when the gas goes out
Colton and allied pols insist (dub [ ... ]

Ever since May of this year, the utility company National Grid has had a moratorium on new natural gas customers in certain areas around New York City. The reason? They don’t have enough gas in the pipeline to serve more people. This is a problem that’s gone largely ignored in the media and you rarely hear any politicians talking about. However, one CBS New York reporter finally caught up [ ... ]

This is no joke. It’s not an “Onion” piece where we’re trying to fool you. In June the New York State legislature passed a horrific “energy” bill that was later signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (see New York Pulls the Trigger, Commits Energy Suicide with New Law). The new law limits carbon dioxide emissions to zero (an impossibility) by 2050. Everyone is now waking up and saying,  [ ... ]

RFK Jr. talks about Constitution pipeline outside the NY Capitol ALBANY – Federal regulators allowed the Constitution Pipeline to move forward Wednesday, ruling New York took too long to deny a key permit that had been blocking construction of the proposed natural-gas line. The decision handed down by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission found the state Department of Environmental Conser [ ... ]

It is undeniable; adding more solar power to the grid means decreases the environmental performance of baseload energy systems and grow air pollution. A North State Journal article about power generation in North Carolina reveals the problem introduced by too much solar power being added to the grid. Solar power is intermittent and erratic. Add too much solar power to the grid and the power plant [ ... ]

The United States is now the top oil and gas producer in the world. Our nation is more energy independent than ever before. At the same time, we continue to improve our air quality. But too many critically important pipelines are still being delayed for years or killed altogether. For President Trump, these delays and blockades are unacceptable. In April, the president issued an executive order d [ ... ]

President Trump has been investigated almost non-stop since days after his election.  A more than two year investigation from a special counsel found nothing and yet Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats continue to focus their agenda on investigating him and wasting taxpayer time and money.   I wanted to invite you to our "No More Trump Investigations Town Hall" meetings in Binghamton and  [ ... ]

Shortages of gas for heating have hit the nation’s most important city: New York. Following moves by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to nix a pipeline that could deliver vital gas supplies to the city and Long Island, National Grid can no longer offer new gas hookups or additional service for current customers. “If you’re looking to expand your natural gas service in Broo [ ... ]

It's been a long time between Bulletins but not much is happening on the surface in the Otsego County Gas Wars. Below the surface we'll watch for the newly formed Energy Committee to pick a consultant. If that person has an obvious bias, the County is in trouble. We'll see.  Adrian Kuzminski's June 13/14 column "If Facts Can't Defuse Deniers, What Can?" in Hometown Oneonta opens with the pas [ ... ]

Environmental activists who have cheered the ongoing power transition in the United Kingdom — which went a record 18 days and 6 hours of powering its electric grid without using coal — are overlooking an inconvenient fact for their cause. The UK was able to maintain its grid stability by increasing its use of natural gas, an energy source that activists have demonized even though it helps redu [ ... ]

Gov. Cuomo keeps raising his renewable-energy goals, but the reality is that New York is actually losing ground when it comes to how much of its power is generated by “clean” plants. The Empire Center’s Ken Girardin recently broke the news that the state last year generated slightly less electricity from renewable sources (wind, hydroelectric and solar) than it did in 2017. Maybe that’s  [ ... ]