Northern Pass developer ‘shocked and outraged’ by rejection
A utility says it is ‘‘shocked and outraged’’ by state regulators’ rejection of a hydropower project that would have constructed nearly 200 miles of transmission lines across New Hampshire.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/02/01/northern-pass-devel...
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New Hampshire regulators vote to reject Northern Pass project
Eversource says it is 'shocked and outraged' by a state panel's 7-0 vote against the hydropower proposal.
The state Site Evaluation Committee voted 7-0 against the project over concerns about its impact on local business, tourism and development in the region, especially in the northern part of the state.............
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/02/01/new-hampshire-regulators-vot...
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Regulators Vote 7-0 to Deny Northern Pass Application In Deliberation Day 3 Shocker
CONCORD — Opponents of the Northern Pass transmission project celebrated Thursday afternoon as the Site Evaluation Committee unexpectedly voted 7-0 to deny the application.......The SEC’s decision ends eight years of controversy and opposition once the 192-mile transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield was announced in 2010........
http://indepthnh.org/2018/02/01/regulators-vote-7-0-to-deny-norther...
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Forbes' William Pentland: New Hampshire Blocks Major Power Transmission Project
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N.H. rejection of Quebec power link could put Vermont back in running
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Comment by Long Islander on February 4, 2018 at 3:17pm
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EverPower's owner, Chinese bank partner on renewable energy investment fund
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Comment by Eskutassis on February 2, 2018 at 1:53pm
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Interesting article . . . Here is one Maine entrepreneur who is not making it in Maine anymore. He can't operate when he has to pay CMP 28% of his production for electricity.
Local wood pellet business succumbs to higher electrical costs
http://www.boothbayregister.com/article/local-wood-pellet-business-...
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You know, it's time to tell Massachusetts to s*** in their hat. We can't have a natural gas pipeline from the Pennsylvania gas fields because of their misguided energy policy, and it is obvious NH does not want to do their bidding, so they can build all the transmission and wind turbines they want IN MASS! We are losing good industries here because of high electricity rates and all could be solved with gas electricity generators. No Plan B or C for Mass!!!
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Comment by Art Brigades on February 2, 2018 at 11:40am
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"Plan B" and Plan C" include one in Maine, partnering with CMP. The TDI proposal in Vermont is the other. It could be argued that the New England grid needs all three of these projects, especially because we seem unwilling to solve our natural gas constraints. A fourth proposed HVDC line would come from one of Hydro Quebec's mortal enemies (New Brunswick Power), which could collaborate with Hydro Quebec's other mortal enemy (Nalcor). That competition among provincial utilities could be even better for New England. To the people in New Hampshire opposing the low-impact Northern Pass: would you rather host the 3000 or so wind turbines that it would require to (on paper because not dispatchable) provide the requisite 9.4 Twh of energy?
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Comment by Frank J. Heller, MPA on February 2, 2018 at 10:54am
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Route proposed upset everyone and pleased no one. Should have used I 93 corridor and used underground cabling ...expensive but lot's of advantages.
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Comment by Dan McKay on February 2, 2018 at 8:39am
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HydroQuebec, the energy giant that would have powered Northern Pass, seemed less worried. They’ve touted the Massachusetts deal as the biggest in their history, but they appear open to falling back on other projects they submitted for the long-term contract, if Massachusetts ends up choosing an alternative.
“We submitted Plan A, but we also have a Plan B and C,” HQ spokesperson Serge Abergel told the CBC. “So if this one weren’t to work, we also have other projects that will work, and they’re very competitive.”
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Comment by Penny Gray on February 1, 2018 at 7:29pm
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Whoa. Glad for northern New Hampshire, they fought a good fight to protect their quality of place, but this bodes ill for Maine. Our regulators might not be so far sighted. Perhaps we could get some advice from NH on how they swung that vote?
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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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