NextEra Complains To The Maine Public Utilities Commission

NextEra Complaint 1 :
6." NextEra’s Operating Assets are substantially and directly affected by CMP’s HVDC
line because Maine’s bulk transmission grid is interconnected, and a HVDC line of
this voltage and length may impact economics and the reliability of the transmission
grid, and, therefore NEER’s operating assets on that grid. Under Section 3132 of
Title 35-A, the Commission consideration of public need must take into account the
impact of CMP’s proposal on Maine’s economics and the reliability of the
transmission grid."
What NextEra Needs To Know :
Generation was deregulated in 2000 for the express purpose of promoting competition.
NextEra Complaint  2 :
7."A number of NextEra’s wind, solar, and storage projects under development were
intended to interconnect to CMP Alternating Current (“AC”) transmission line that
was to be partially sited on a similar route as is proposed for the CMP HVDC line.
Therefore, it is unclear whether NextEra’s development projects will be able to
interconnect as proposed, which, in turn would result in these projects being
substantially and directly affected by CMP’s proposal. Further, under Section 3132
of Title 35-A, the Commission’s consideration of public need must take into account
the impact of CMP’s proposal to Maine’s renewable energy goals. The direct impact of CMP’s proposal on NextEra’s development projects ability to interconnect implicates whether the CMP’s proposal is consistent with these renewable energy goals."
What NextEra Needs To Know :
Their is no impact on Maine renewable energy goals with the NECEC, nor with any NextEra wind, solar and storage projects under development. All associated renewable credit goes to Massachusetts, at their expense. 
NextEra's Projects Bid Into The Same RFP As The NECEC. They Lost. 

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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."

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