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Testimony to LD 1489

Chair Lawrence, Chair Zeigler and Honorable Persons of the EUT Committee

One thing I love about "wood to heat" and "wood to steam" and "wood to electricity" is that it is an abundant resource in Maine. 

Another thing I love about biomass electricity, it is only recognized as a renewable resource in the New England state of Maine. Biomass supplies 64.52% of the Class I renewable energy certificate purchases of the 128,942 certificates required by a law that is an…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 15, 2023 at 8:53am — No Comments

On day 5 of corridor jury trial, attorneys for CMP's parent company rest their case

On day 5 of corridor jury trial, attorneys for CMP's parent company rest their case

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Added by Dan McKay on April 15, 2023 at 7:14am — No Comments

On the Benefits of CO2

By Randal Utech -- April 11, 2023

Ed. Note: This post at LinkedIn resulted in the author’s account being suspended (see final comment below). MasterResource is pleased to repost and let the readers debate and decide the issues for themselves.

Some interesting facts on CO2. The trace gas of life is very beneficial. CO2 is greening the earth and feeding the hungry. CO2 has not been proven…

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Added by Dan McKay on April 11, 2023 at 5:42am — 3 Comments

Versant Report to EUT Committee on Solar Projects

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Added by Dan McKay on April 9, 2023 at 9:45am — No Comments

The Regulators Who Approved NECEC In a Trial Case Against NECEC ?????????

NECEC Transmission LLC, et al v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, et al

The Maine Judicial Branch has set up this web page to post information on this matter, NECEC Transmission LLC et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, et al, Business and Consumer Docket (BCD) docket number BCD-CIV-2021-58.

Jury Trial Notice:

Jury Trial will be held at the Cumberland County Courthouse, beginning Monday, April 10 at 1:00 p.m., and is expected to last through…

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Added by Dan McKay on April 8, 2023 at 6:51am — 2 Comments

White House reveals community solar projects

Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in US history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states.

Vice President Kamala Harris…

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Added by Dan McKay on April 7, 2023 at 5:40pm — 2 Comments

Crush Offshore Wind and the Whole New England Commie Renewable Program Collapses

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Troubles

By  -- April 5, 2023

“With two of the three projects in trouble, Massachusetts will not meet its clean energy goals, and when they do, the power prices will be higher than expected…. The energy chaos in the state is getting interesting with significant…

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Added by Dan McKay on April 7, 2023 at 7:20am — No Comments

Over Time, The Narrative Changes. ISO-NE Has a Credibility Problem

January 4, 2023  ISO-NE Newswire
 

"ISO New England did not call for controlled power outages on Christmas Eve, but did declare a capacity deficiency, meaning the region’s supply of electricity was insufficient to meet required operating reserves in addition to satisfying consumer demand, at 4:30 p.m. This action was taken after approximately 2,150 megawatts (MW) of resources scheduled to…

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Added by Dan McKay on April 7, 2023 at 6:50am — 1 Comment

Legislative and Environmentalists Send Utilities an Order : Raise the Power Rates

  The Maine PUC Asks Why CMP Wants A Rate Increase.

   Q. Before you lay out the specifics of CMP’s Rate Plan, please describe any circumstances that you believe provide important context. 

 A. The following are important contextual considerations for CMP’s Rate Plan: …
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Added by Dan McKay on April 4, 2023 at 6:06am — 2 Comments

RGGI: A $176,031,057.84 Heist of Maine People's Money

Carbon Tax, AKA RGGI Up To $13.50 per ton from $5.50 a ton. 

CHASING CARBON ZERO IS FUTILE, COSTLY AND ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION BY POLITICS.

C02 HAS INSIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON CLIMATE 

Added by Dan McKay on April 3, 2023 at 6:08am — No Comments

The Big Massachusetts Shift

   How much is Maine paying for the voter's rejection of the NECEC project? 
Never mind the direct payments of $258 million dollars to Maine or the property tax payments to towns adjacent to the corridor or the low-priced hydro power suppressing…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 2, 2023 at 2:19pm — No Comments

A SOLAR BURN IN YOUR FACE

There are approximately 39,865 customer accounts currently associated with Net Energy Billing Agreements with Central Maine Power





There are approximately 559,516 customers of Central Maine Power…



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Added by Dan McKay on April 1, 2023 at 8:39am — No Comments

Window Dressing Hyperbole from a Non-Serious Grid Operator

MARCH 27, 2023

Solar power reduced New England power grid demand by 3% in 2022

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Added by Dan McKay on April 1, 2023 at 8:27am — No Comments

Net Energy Billing Indexed to Electric Supply Costs Unbelievable Costs to Non-Participating Ratepayers

CMP estimates costs of the Maine Solar Subsidies with Net Energy Billing for 2023 will be almost 10 times the 2022 costs due to the rise in electric supply prices 

2022 estimated Solar Costs to CMP Ratepayers = $97.89 million dollars

2023 estimated Solar Costs to CMP Ratepayers =…

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Added by Dan McKay on March 31, 2023 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

Efficiency Maine Trust Wants You to Know What it is Going to Take to Get Carbon Zero

    The Trust is deeply engaged in planning and administering programs to accelerate market penetration of high-performance heat pumps and electric vehicles (EVs) in Maine. The Trust has been assigned aggressive goals for promoting heat pumps and EVs, and has been delegated authority and certain funding to run these programs, through various enactments by the Maine Legislature and decisions of the Commission.

     By way of illustration, modeling performed for the Maine…
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Added by Dan McKay on March 31, 2023 at 2:33pm — 1 Comment

The Shape of the Electric Grid

This Chart Depicts the Varying Amount of Electricity Used Throughout the Day

They Said Renewables Would Even Out Peak Periods.

They Are Very Wrong…

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Added by Dan McKay on March 29, 2023 at 5:57am — 1 Comment

Governor Mills Nominates Renewable Energy Policy and Economics Expert to Maine Public Utilities Commission

Governor Janet Mills today nominated Carolyn “Carrie” Gilbert of Cape Elizabeth, an expert on renewable energy policy and economics, to serve on the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

For the past 15 years, Gilbert has worked at Daymark Energy Advisors, a leading national energy consulting firm. In her position as Managing Consultant, Gilbert provides expert advice to policymakers, regulators, developers, and commercial and industry energy users on renewable project development…

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Added by Dan McKay on March 28, 2023 at 5:37pm — 3 Comments

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Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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