Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine
CMP's new Maine power line starts delivering power to New England
Maine Public | By Peter McGuire
Published January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM EST
Hydroelectric power from Quebec started flowing through a new transmission line in Maine on Friday, the culmination of a fraught years-long process aimed at boosting New England's electric supply.
The 145-mile New England Clean Energy Connect line is expected to deliver enough energy to power 1.2 million homes in the region, said Phelps Turner director of clean grid at the Conservation Law Foundation.
"It marks a milestone in the transition in New England to a clean, affordable and reliable energy system," Turner said in an interview.
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Dan McKay
1200 megawatts from this project is somewhat equivalent to 8000 megawatts of solar. I say "somewhat" because solar can't provide base load power at all.
Because solar, wind and battery storage can underbid natural gas, even though it is more expensive to produce, NECEC will not jostle them out of the market, but remove the vast subsidies granted to solar, wind and battery storage, and it would really lower the price of electricity and make a more stable grid.
Vote out the Democrats. They still don't understand that people are tired of the climate change propaganda and high electric bills.
7 hours ago
Willem Post
That article just repeats talking points put out by press releases.
The wholesale prices of imported coal, oil, gas have not increased for about 15 years.
New England needs new gas lines to bring abundant, low-cost, domestic natural gas from Pennsylvania
Any increases in household electric rates are due to increased costs imposed by ISONE for grid services , and imposed by the state of Maine for bureaucratic energy programs.
7 hours ago
Dan McKay
Spot on, Willem
And part of ISO-NE grid services is the wasteful transmission line they planned and expect to charge New England ratepayers for, to allow 1200 nameplate capacity wind power from Aroostook County, Maine to connect to the grid they operate. I call this an engineering screw up and definite malice towards the people who pay for their jobs.
6 hours ago