New England is facing an energy crisis brought on by high natural gas prices, and the call by governors in the six states for a new, publicly funded natural gas pipeline does not go far enough to solve the problem, according to a detailed analysis of the region’s energy options. The 30-page analysis, released on Feb. 11, was conducted by a consulting group, Competitive Energy Services of Portland, Maine, on behalf of the Industrial Energy Consumer Group, which represents large-scale users of electricity in New England. “The governors’ recommended addition of one billion cubic feet of natural gas pipeline capacity will help lower energy prices,” according to the analysis, “but will still leave New England paying $600 million more for energy annually than if adequate pipeline capacity existed.” The consultants used 12 months of 2013 data to estimate future trends, and concluded that New England needs two billion cubic […]