The operator of New England’s power
grid rejected as “baseless” charges by Connecticut Attorney
General Richard Blumenthal that it acted “deceptively and
Misleadingly” when some natural gas-fired power plants shut
during a record cold snap Jan. 14 to 16.
The grid operator, ISO-New England, warned on Jan. 15 of
possible rolling blackouts, in which power is interrupted to
groups of customers in succession to preserve the system’s
integrity, and said some gas-fired plants didn’t have fuel.
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Blumenthal said in an interview with Bloomberg News last
week that gas was available and that generators shut plants to
sell their gas at a profit. Gas in Boston jumped to a record $51
per million British thermal units during the cold spell.
Blumenthal did not respond to requests today for comment.
“Given our efforts, and the success in keeping the lights
on during extreme weather and highly volatile operating
conditions, we strongly object to the baseless allegations that
we acted ‘deceptively or misleadingly,’” the grid operator said
in a release on its Web site.
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