Holy Mackerel, Maude -- They're Burning Oil In New England To Make Electricity; $240/MWH -- December 20, 2019

From ISO New England this morning and I don't think winter sets in for another day or so.

Fuel mix to make electricity includes:

• oil (7%)
• coal (3%)
• despite a glut of natural gas just to the west of them. 

Posted earlier from a reader:

Update on grid for Connecticut / Rhode Island, from a reader:

• the current spot price of electricity in Connecticut/Rhode Island is $161/Mwh;
• oil hit 5% fuel level earlier -- oil needed to produce electricity in this country -- wow!!
• nuclear plant (1 of 3 in region) Millstone 3 is down for unscheduled repairs;
• LNG tanker just arrived at Everett with LNG from Trinidad -- despite the US having a glut of its own natural gas;
• reason for all this: natural gas pipeline expansion projects blocked
• "we" xpect years of this unnecessary 'drama'
• crucially needed transmission line from Canada - Clean Energy Connect- is now facing a "no go" referendum next autumn -- I think this has to do with transmission lines through neighboring states