Report Claims U.S. May Lose 1/3 Of Electric Generation Without Pipelines

摘要

A new report released in January by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) found that rejecting pipeline infrastructure would remove almost one-third of U.S. electricity generation capacity by 2030, dangerously raising electric rates nationwide, especially for poverty-stricken households. The report, tided Families, Communities and Finances: The Consequences of Denying Critical Pipeline Infrastructure, found that by 2030,31 percent of U.S. electricity generation capacity would be removed should the rejection of pipeline infrastructure projects continue at its current pace, and if baseload generation options go offline unnecessarily. This would threaten the delivery of vital oil and natural gas feedstock to pow-er-generation facilities, and sacrifice the reliability of the electric grid.