BDN - LePage’s Democratic nominee clears hurdle to utility watchdog post

In the role, Hobbins would lead an office of attorneys and staff to represent low-income, residential and small business utility customers in cases that come before the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

http://bangordailynews.com/2017/05/09/politics/lepages-democratic-n...

and in PPH:

Lawmakers endorse Barry Hobbins of Saco as Maine public advocate

The unanimous decision must now go to the Senate before the longtime legislator can assume his new role.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/05/09/lawmakers-endorse-hobbins-as-...

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Gov LePage picks Barry Hobbins as next state utilities watchdog

Hobbins would replace Tim Schneider, whom LePage appointed to the position in 2013 out of private practice at Pierce Atwood. LePage called the appointment one of the “worst decisions in my life” during a legislative fight to reform the state’s solar energy policies.

Schneider’s four-year term expired in March.

https://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/14/politics/lepage-eyes-old-sch...

Also From PPH:

Barry Hobbins, a Saco attorney, would represent Maine ratepayers before the Maine Public Utilities Commission in matters including electricity and natural gas prices.

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/04/14/lepage-nominates-former-democ...

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Comment by Sherwin A. Start on May 15, 2017 at 2:44am

I personally do not know the Man - So I cant say anything  one way or another!!

 

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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