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August 2026 Blog Posts (42)
CMP is back with a huge power project and fresh political problems
August 21, 2026
Regulators revived a massive energy bet by handing the reworked Aroostook County wind transmission project to Central Maine Power Co.’s parent company, and it is already drawing fire from a corner of the Republican Party that helped write the law behind it.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced Tuesday that Avangrid will build a 1,200-megawatt transmission line connecting northern Maine to the regional grid, while another developer will build an…
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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreements Off To 2027
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Sweden, Finland, Russia at War, 1700 to 1947
Sweden, Finland, Russia at War, 1700 to 1947
https://willempost.substack.com/p/how-ukraine-was-created
By Willem Post
The Great Northern War (1700–1721), a 21-y conflict primarily around the Baltic Sea. A coalition led…
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It is Not the Price of Natural Gas Driving Up Electricity Costs
Market monitor issues spring 2026 quarterly report
Even as natural gas prices dropped this spring, emissions costs and other factors drove an increase in wholesale electricity costs, according to the latest quarterly report from ISO New England’s Internal Market Monitor (IMM).
The …
Who's paying for climate reporting in the mainstream media?
Presstitutes are everywhere pushing their lying propaganda. Doubt they could make payroll these days without taking payoffs for propaganda.
Fair Question: Who’s Paying for Climate Reporting in the Mainstream Media?
By Gary Abernathy
Anyone following my career knows that whether writing for newspapers or commenting in other forums, I have consistently expressed the same views…
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Maine Democrat With Canadian Border District Backs Trump on Tariffs
Added by Willem Post on August 28, 2026 at 11:32am — 1 Comment
After years of delays, commission advances northern Maine transmission and wind project
By Kaitlyn Budion -
August 25, 2026 4:57 pm
The Maine Public Utilities Commission will finally move forward with plans for a new transmission line to northern Maine and an 800 megawatt wind project.
At a regular meeting Tuesday, commissioners selected Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power, to build the transmission line and Clearway Energy Group to build the onshore wind…
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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Delayed To 2028
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities 23-42 docket is the official regulatory vehicle overseeing the Section 83C Round IV offshore wind procurement process. As of December 30, 2025, there are no updates on the original docket from Mass DPU.
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The initial bid was opened on May 31, 2023,…
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DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO SECURE THE UNITED STATES BULK-POWER SYSTEM
Added by Long Islander on August 27, 2026 at 6:30am — No Comments
Maine PUC selects developer for 800 megawatt northern Maine wind power project
Maine Public | By Peter McGuire
Published August 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM EDT '
Maine utility regulators have selected two companies to develop untapped wind power resources in Aroostook County, part of an eagerly anticipated clean energy project supported by most New England states.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday selected Clearway Energy Group LLC to develop wind turbines that can generate 800 megawatts of electricity in Northern…
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"You Are What Your Record Says You Are"
The Maine PUC has saddled Maine Ratepayers with a power purchase agreement to buy 600 megawatts of output from the Clearway Energy's 800 megawatt wind project in Aroostook County. The question everyone asks is "Will it raise our electricity costs?"
Let's go to the record. As Bill Parcells would say "You are what your record says you are"…
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Climatologist Says a Century of Weather Data Contradicts Claims of Record Heat
Despite perception, study indicates a moderation of both hot and cold temperatures in the U.S. over the past century.
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Why investment profit is at the center of CMP’s rate hike
Added by Long Islander on August 24, 2026 at 11:46am — 1 Comment
How Does Virginia Raise Electricity Prices in Maine
" Virginia is home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers, with power demand escalating rapidly due to cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) expansions. Because data centers operate around the clock and require a constant, unyielding supply of "firm" electricity, regional utilities and developers are turning to natural gas to bridge the gap that intermittent renewable energy sources cannot currently fill on their own."…
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CMP Captures Federal Money for Aroostook Wind Project Transmission Line if They Capture the Contract for the $2.2 billion ISO-NE Transmission Upgrade Project
CMP gets $425 million for Northern Maine power corridor.
"Central Maine Power’s parent company is in line to receive nearly half a billion dollars from the federal government to build a 111-mile power line in Northern Maine." (This is the generator tie in to Pittsfield,…
Added by Dan McKay on August 23, 2026 at 8:53am — No Comments
Affordibility of Electricity Crushed by RGGI.
"The East Coast’s signature climate policy is poised to spike electricity prices just as governors are desperate to lower them."
"A carbon-trading program that covers power plants across 10 mostly blue states from Maine to Maryland is undergoing a price shock. The cost for permission to burn fossil fuels hit a record high this week before cooling after market officials sought to address the issue —…
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PERFORMANCE OF IRON-AIR ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY
PERFORMANCE OF IRON-AIR ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/performance-of-iron-air-energy-storage-facility
By Willem Post
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Form Energy’s iron-air battery storage facility would be located at…
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright Tours Massive Maine Battery Project
By Jon Fetherston
August 20, 2026
Wright traveled to Lincoln, where he toured the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill property that is being redeveloped into a sprawling technology park — including a planned energy storage facility that supporters say could fundamentally change how Maine and the broader New England power grid handle periods of extreme electricity demand.
The visit brought Wright together with…
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There is nothing PUBLIC about the Maine Public Utilities Commission
Maine PUC deadlines for the Aroostook renewable generation project(s):
Deadline for questions regarding the amended RFP: May 22, 2026
Maine PUC issued Deadlines for updated or new standalone transmission and joint bids: May 29, 2026
Deadline for updated or new standalone generation bids: June 12,…
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Janet Mills, other New England governors oppose major utility merger
Maine Public | By Kevin Miller
Published August 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM EDT
Gov. Janet Mills joined officials from four other New England states in opposing a major acquisition in the electricity industry that the governors suggest could could impact rates and infrastructure improvements.
The proposed merger of Florida-based NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, which is headquartered in Virginia, would reportedly create the world's largest regulated electric utility.…
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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
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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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