As much as I generally dislike this kind of weather approaching peak winter climo, I'm actually a little relieved that intense cold has held off. New England is an energy crisis waiting to happen. Since we seem to have a complex about building gas pipelines directly from producing states, we have to ship all our gas via LNG carriers. There are no domestic LNG builders, so much of our gas gets shipped via international carriers from the Caribbean. The LNG facility in Everett usually receives 6-10 shipments of gas each winter to offer adequate supply for home heating and electricity, but thus far this winter they've only received one, presumably because the crisis in Europe is offering much higher prices. Add to that the shutdown of Pilgrim a few years ago and New England is one 2018 style cold snap away from having a Texas-sized blackout problem on their hands.