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Natural Gas in New England

By: Robin Greenwood, Richard S. Ruback and Gil Highet
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:21
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Abstract

Participants in the New England power market are exploring several strategies to meet the region's renewable power goals while also providing its residents with inexpensive and reliable electricity and heating fuel. New England was a first-mover into natural gas power generation in the U.S., yet has a dearth of pipeline capacity and the most expensive gas prices in the nation. The region has excellent wind power resources off its coasts, but a checkered past of permitting and legal delays. The case considers several key questions for the climate transition from an economics lens, including what we should call a clean resource; whether supply or demand-side incentives work better for reducing emissions; which types of generation resources are most effective for reducing emissions; and the societal impacts of these choices on consumers across the income distribution.

Keywords

Natural Gas; Energy; Energy Industry; United States; Massachusetts

Citation

Greenwood, Robin, Richard S. Ruback, and Gil Highet. "Natural Gas in New England." Harvard Business School Case 223-094, May 2023.
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