In Maine, natural gas fuels something between 2/3 and 3/4 of our electricity. The biomass power, I understand, is being exported out of state - probably so people in CT can say they are buying "green", even though a chunk of that "green" power is burning trash in my backyard.

[How does that work? This KW is green, that one is coal?]

Any chance Jean, that you can clean up the labels on the axes? Esp on "weekly Nat Gas price Feb 09 contract" it's a little hard to parse.

I'm surprised, by looking at that chart, that electric rates in Maine have been going up so much of late while the fuel is more or less stable since the increase in 06. Then again, anyone that's looked at a power bill since deregulation and can figure it out might tell me otherwise. I've cut my KW use close to half and not reduced my charges much over that period.

cfm in Gray, ME