National Grid has not used its emergency gas shortage measures this winter that they said were necessary to meet a growing demand.
The utility company prepared for a potential gas shortage with demand-reduction programs and by finding additional gas supply.
This was after nearly a yearlong moratorium on gas hook-ups that was lifted because of pressure from New York State.
A spokesperson for National Grid says they didn’t have to activate their emergency plans because of higher-than-average temperatures in recent months.
Climate activists said National Grid exaggerated the demand for gas and implemented the moratorium to get support to build a new natural gas pipeline.
