Is renewable energy alone enough to fill the gap in the next several decades?

The units that have retired for the ISO-NE system are producing electricity from coal and nuclear fuel which were not pipeline dependent. The addition of more natural gas-fired generation is only stressing the existing natural gas pipeline system.

The ISO-NE recognizes that there is “significant energy market price volatility when the gas pipelines are constrained.” The deployment of renewables, batteries, and additional transmission infrastructure eliminate this volatility which will only get worse with more natural gas plants competing for limited natural gas, especially in the winter months when this fuel is in high demand for heating loads.