Tell us about Marcellus NRCM
So natural gas prices are the problem NRCM? Any comment on the fact that the so called environmental groups have succeeded at blocking badly needed new pipelines into Maine.* Taking a big step back, Maine sits next to the largest natural gas produciing area in the nation and it is a crying shame that liberal run states and their enviroshills have choked off the much needed supply, sending Maine energy costs through the roof.
But wait.....the people who caused the high prices in the first place now say they have the solution.
Meanwhile, when the dunderheads brand natural gas as a dirty fuel, they ignore the fact that increased use of natural gas in Maine is actually the single largest reason their dreaded CO2 emissions have dropped, last I looked.
Is natural gas dirty? NO.
Is the money moving around in the "green" movement dirty? You tell me.
Trump administration policies will lead to higher energy costs
December 5, 2025
Anya Fetcher is the federal policy advocate at the Natural Resources Council of Maine.
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Energy affordability is a major issue for families and small businesses in Maine, and it’s not getting better. Starting Jan. 1, most Mainers will see their electricity bills jump by $11 to $16 per month. Why? Because New England’s power prices are still yoked to natural gas prices.
The single largest contributor to high energy costs in Maine is our state’s dependence on fossil fuels we have to buy from far away. To break this cycle, we need to build more clean energy in Maine. Homegrown clean energy is the best opportunity we have to bring more affordable, reliable energy to Maine people quickly........
......Electricity supply costs in Maine are driven by the cost of natural gas power generation on the New England grid, and we will continue to be exposed to these fossil fuel price risks for as long as we are dependent on these sources of energy.
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/05/opinion/opinion-contribu...
* The Appalachian region is the largest natural gas production area in the United States, and the Marcellus Shale basin is the largest source of that regional production. The Northeast, long accustomed to being "at the end of the pipeline," now finds itself located next to - and indeed on top of - one of the largest natural gas basins in the U.S.
https://northeastgas.org/marcellus-shale
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Comment by Stephen Littlefield 34 minutes ago
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The NRCM is one of the largest frauds pushing the fake 'green' energy scam! Every thing that comes out of them is a lie pushing for more taxpayer money to continue the scam! It's cost the taxpayers of Maine billions so far to have the highest electricity rates on the east coast and it's all because of the democrats and these scam grifter groups working together to rape the citizens of Maine! These are reprehensible humans that willingly screw their own supporters! Time to wake up!
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Comment by Dan McKay 5 hours ago
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Massachusetts
Electricity Costs:
The Real Source
of the Problem
A Data-Driven Explanation for
Ratepayers and Legislators by Lisa Linowes"Massachusetts residents served by
Eversource (NSTAR) and National Grid have
watched their electric bills rise sharply over
the past decade. Understandably, many blame
the utilities whose names appear on the bills. Yet
the real drivers of higher costs lie elsewhere. The
increases stem primarily from state-mandated
climate and energy programs that have become
embedded in electric rates—programs enacted by
law and implemented through regulation, not by
utility choice.""If these policies were intended to lower carbon
emissions, they have proved to be an extremely
expensive way to do it. From 2014 to 2024,
the carbon intensity of electricity generation
across New England fell about 18 percent. The
decline was driven primarily by the retirement
of coal plants, the shift to more efficient naturalgas generation, and the adoption of federal
environmental standards, developments that
occurred with little additional cost to ratepayers.
Massachusetts now collects more than $4 billion
per year through climate-policy surcharges, yet
there is no clear relationship between those retail
charges and regional emission trends."2. Policy Charges Driving Costs
"These policy-driven costs include energyefficiency programs, net-metering credits, and the
SMART solar incentive, all of which guarantee
above-market compensation or rebates to solar
producers and fund efficiency projects through
rate surcharges. They also include the Renewable
Portfolio Standard (RPS) and the Regional
Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which require
utilities to purchase renewable-energy credits and
carbon allowances."https://assets.nationbuilder.com/fiscalalliancefoundation/pages/234...
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The hard truths about New York's energy policies:
Note the similarity with Maine policies:
"Reducing Firm Capacity + Mandating Load Growth + Massive Spending on Climate Policies = Low Supply and High Costs."
"At the same time New York has constrained the supply of nuclear and natural gas plants in the state, the state has simultaneously mandated a massive increase in demand by requiring the electrification of home heating and transportation. "
"Simultaneously, state policies are driving a projected surge in electricity demand, placing further strain on an already constrained supply. This growth is not organic but is a direct result of mandates aimed at electrifying other sectors of the economy."
The states that rushed to pass unaffordable, unreliable, and unworkable climate mandates from 2017 to 2023 are the dogs that finally caught the car. They signaled their virtue by passing the legislation, but now their citizens are living with the consequences of skyrocketing costs.ws them to claim the moral high ground of “following the science” and “acting on climate.”
https://energybadboys.substack.com/p/shocking-betrayal-why-progress...
Maine as Third World Country:
CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power
Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.
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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