Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
Wild chart showing the rising cost of natural gas in America's densely populated Northeast, thanks to a halt to construction of new pipelines.
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BrixBountyFarm 🎩
@brixbounty
Hasn’t been great as a rate payer. Think rates here spiked to $24-$25 this last winter, combined with actual winter weather for the first time in years > $$$ We use eversource, per therm delivered price was 30 percent higher this Jan v Jan 2024 They have since reduced $ going to mass save to reduce prices a bit over next few years. https://www.mass.gov/news/dpu-reduces-mass-save-plan-by-500-million-and-approves-proposals-to-reduce-residential-gas-bills
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kripcat.eth
@kripcat.eth
Ever thought about biogas @brixbounty ? I imagine you’re composting a lot of organic waste on a veggie farm.
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BrixBountyFarm 🎩
@brixbounty
No we don’t actually compost very much. After decade plus of production and sales we can pretty well match harvests to sales And fuel use on the farm is rather minimal for our tractors as we don’t heat our greenhouse Have friends who have used recycled fryer oil type set ups for oil burners in their greenhouses and had solid success. Most have been doing it for decades and got connected to restaurants before waste pop was more commonly collected
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