BrianW

BDL 79.

It's done very efficiently as well usually with a heat recover ventilator that's like 85-95% efficient. So even when its like 20 degrees out in the winter the outside air being brought in is like 67 degrees if the house is 70. The only energy consumption is the fan. It does the same in the summer. Its common to filter that air being brought in as well. I don't think people realize how important air sealing a house is with today's energy costs. Bad or no insulation is a fraction of the heat loss of what 5 degree air being driven into your house on gusy nw winds is. It sucks incredible amounts of heat out of your house. A lot of old houses have the equivalent air leakage of basically like a 4x4 hole in their house.

Get ready for some big rate increases for CT Eversource customer's. Eversource's CEO is saying rates could potentially go up 40%. They are currently submitting their winter rate increase to the public utilities board. I also don't think people realize how low LNG and heating oil inventories are in New England. A prolonged cold snap is going to put a serious strain on our energy here. Blackouts are real possibility. Eversource CEO warns of potential 40% bill increase https://www.wtnh.com/news/eversource-ceo-calls-on-pres-biden-for-energy-assistance-in-new-england-this-winter/

I've been working out on Pt Judith at my sister's house. The charter and fishing boats have been busy in and out of Galilee. Last month right off Scarborough Beach was a hot zone for bluefin tuna. Hit 68 yesterday here. https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KRINARRA66 I thought my area in CT was warm but this is hands down one of the warmest spots in New England. Took this picture yesterday at Iggys. Just unbelievable blooms. Looks like August still.

40 for the low. What an extended summer.

You know its been a special one when the hills of Tolland are still picking...

Feels like spring out on Pt Judith RI....

I'm not sure on the date but a large section of coastal CT was reclassified to plant hardiness zone 7a. I also read that the same area is pretty much part of climate zone 4 now.

Blooms into December here? I had 1 sub 40 low this month with a low of 39 on the 21st. The maples are just starting to show some color here.

Sun was just out driving through Westerly, RI and the car thermo was 76-77.

This is also a huge factor in pricing and Europe is willing to pay 4x the price of LNG. Although geographically part of the U.S. mainland, in terms of energy New England is almost an island. Lacking pipeline connections to refining centers outside the region, it also has insufficient pipeline capacity to transport natural gas—New England’s dominant fuel for electricity production—from other parts of the United States during wintertime spikes in demand. Instead, the region must turn to marine deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet its needs. That means imports. While the United States is one of the world’s top exporters of LNG, there are no ships to transport it to New England. More accurately, there are no ships to transport it that comply with the Jones Act. Of the world’s nearly 600 LNG tankers, none are U.S.-flagged, U.S.-built and mostly U.S.-crewed and owned as required by the 1920 law to transport goods within the United States. And such a vessel isn’t likely to appear anytime soon, if ever. With U.S.-built LNG tankers estimated to cost over $500 million more than those from foreign shipyards—although no one knows for sure, since no such vessel has been constructed in this country since 1980—the economic case for building and operating one is non‐existent. The result is that the Jones Act has effectively placed U.S. LNG off‐limits to New England (and Puerto Rico). While bulk quantities of U.S. LNG have been exported to 37 countries since 2016, they cannot be sent by ship to other parts of the United States.

Was a warm tropical night here with some scattered heavy downpours. HVN is currently 67.

Might pull my first sub 50 tonight.

People are reporting heating oil prices today are like 50-70 cents more a gallon than when they called earlier in the week to check on prices.

So you voted yes on the Northern Pass?

Utilities in Maine spent 90 million dollars to fight a power line from Hydro Quebec to bring affordable renewable electricity to New England Meanwhile Massachusetts residents pay 8 times that for electricity... Hydro Quebec's current price 6.319¢/kWh for energy consumed up to 40 kWh per day times the number of days in the consumption period (1st tier) 9.749¢/kWh for the remaining energy consumed (2nd tier) We do not bill based on your daily consumption. We take into account your total consumption during the consumption period, which is more beneficial for you. For example, if your consumption period covers 62 days, 2,480 kWh (40 kWh per day × 62 days = 2,480 kWh) will be billed at the first-tier price. Any remaining energy consumption will be billed using the second-tier price Our rates for residential customers are indeed the lowest in North America. For over 50 years, electricity prices in Québec have increased more or less at the same rate as inflation. https://www.hydroquebec.com/residential/customer-space/rates/rate-d-billing.html

+2.7 for September with another record month of solar production. What a special summer..

Another unprecedented 160% electricity rate increase for Unitil customers in New Hampshire. Unitil customers can expect a significant rate increase in December, if the utility’s Friday request is granted. Unitil is asking to increase electric rates to 26 cents per kilowatt-hour, which would take effect on Dec. 1 and last for eight months. That’s a 160 percent increase from the current rate of 10 cents. A typical household can expect its bill to increase 75 to 78 percent, or $85 to $100 depending on energy use. https://www.nhbr.com/unitil-seeks-160-rate-increase/

This winter is going to be ugly for energy costs. Expect to see this coming to other New England states as the winter electricity costs adjust. Looks like National Grid is raising rates from .30 to .49 kwh. That is an unprecedented rate increase that will make it the most expensive in the US. Electricity in many states is still around .08-.12 kwh. Hawaii currently has the most expensive at .44. Many Mass. Customers Will See a 64% Increase in Their Electric Bills This Winter. National Grid announced the hike Wednesday, along with a 22% increase in natural gas prices. National Grid said the monthly bill of a typical residential customer using 600 kilowatt-hours will increase from $179 last winter to about $293 this winter, an increase of about 64%. National Grid said the delivery portion of electric bills will basically remain flat. The company also announced that its natural gas rates are expected to rise on Nov. 1. They have a pending proposal with the state Department of Public Utilities that would result in the monthly bill for an average Boston Gas residential heating customer using 115 therms per month of $278, an increase of $50, or 22%, compared to last winter's rates. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/some-massachusetts-customers-will-see-a-64-increase-in-their-electric-bills-this-winter/2840633/

Yeah. I agree that sometimes it does seem to run warm. The city and oil/industrial port is just to the W/NW of them so they will torch on those winds.

I think HVN's ASOS is located here. Can someone run one of those madis quality control checks on it?

The closest WU station to them is KCTEASTH99 which is that 66 just to the NW. It usually matches up well with HVN like it did yesterday. A good chunk of the day was full sun as well. https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KCTEASTH99