CMP Moves Forward with Renewable Energy Plans

http://mainepublic.org/post/cmp-moves-forward-renewable-energy-plan...

"...The company has already secured ownership or rights of way to the 145 mile corridor, stretching from Lewiston north through the forks and over to the border at Beattie Township. Final state and federal permits should be in hand by early 2019, he says, and construction could begin that spring."

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Comment by Dan McKay on January 28, 2018 at 8:17pm
Comment by Dan McKay on January 28, 2018 at 8:14pm
Comment by Bob Stone on January 28, 2018 at 8:00pm

Who pays for this line?

Comment by Long Islander on January 28, 2018 at 7:54pm

This is now in the BANGOR DAILY NEWS:

CMP moves forward with renewable energy plans

https://bangordailynews.com/2018/01/27/energy/cmp-moves-forward-wit...

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on January 28, 2018 at 7:38pm

My original understanding was that A massive transmission line for Hydro, with a separate line for Canadian Wind. Then eventually in time another or two massive Hydro lines.

Though they have downplayed some of the intent, check with those that attended the Greenville Presentation. 

But you can be assured once the Wind Line from Canada is in place, there will be more projects in Maine for additional Wind.

Even if LePage Quashes any ability under current law, they will be on the attack again to modify Maine statute and rules. 

Comment by Long Islander on January 28, 2018 at 7:17pm

Didn't they just say this was just for hydro?

"Central Maine Power (CMP) is forging ahead with plans to build a major transmission line in western Maine to bring wind and hydro power from Canada into New England's electricity grid."

Comment by Dan McKay on January 28, 2018 at 9:04am

At $650 million dollars less than the Northern Pass, one wonders if the evaluation committee wasn't protecting Maine Wind Farms that have current PPAs with Massachusetts utilities.

 

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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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