ISO-NE Engineers Claim the Aroostook County Wind Project will improve reliability to the grid, therefore the costs of the proposed 2+ billion dollar transmission project in Maine will be socialized as Regionalized costs. What are they smoking?

1. "The ISO makes a determination of whether the project costs should be regionalized and/or localized":
   • Regionalized costs—Projects that will improve reliability throughout the region provide a benefit for all of New England, and their costs are shared by the region. A region’s share of the costs is proportionate to its electricity demand.
   • Localized costs—Portions of a project that do not provide a regional reliability benefit are typically the responsibility of the transmission owner. Examples of localized costs can be found in Attachment A of Planning Procedure 4.