PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 11, 2022
We’re hearing from our members who are seeing their bills at home and work double and, in some cases, even triple. Across New England and in our state, natural gas is used to generate our electricity, heat our homes and offices and fuel our manufacturing. The region’s demand for natural gas is strong, yet supplies are scarce. It’s an artificial scarcity driven by a lack of pipeline capacity, not a lack of supply. There’s plenty of natural gas to be found in the Northeast. That’s forcing us to rely on imported liquefied natural gas from overseas for heat and power. There is a solution to this dilemma – expand pipeline capacity in the region. ~ Dana Connors, Maine State Chamber of Commerce