Power Plant Retirements In ISO-NE Markets

With the transition to a power system made up of more resources with limited energy inventories (natural gas, wind, solar, battery storage), the region is losing traditional generators that have substantial on-site fuels (nuclear, oil, or coal) and can sustain extended operations during cold weather conditions for days and even weeks on end. More than 5,200 MW of oil, coal, and nuclear power plants will have retired from 2013 to…

November 17, 2022



By Scott S. Powell

A recurring topic of discussion among some three hundred people from all over America who gathered to listen to and discuss presentations by U.S. national security experts after the November 8th election revolved around disbelief that the anticipated red tsunami appeared to have dissipated into a ripple. While some observed that “a near majority of Americans seem to have lost their common sense and moral integrity,” others expressed it…

Based on resource limitations alone, EV's for all will be impossible. But what is possible is they will help destroy the internal combustion engine industry. Then, only the wealthy will have EV's to drive and I guess the rest of us will simply be told to stay home and be happy.

November 21, 2022 by John Hinderaker

Governments at both the federal and state levels tell us we are in the midst of a transition from internal combustion vehicles to electric vehicles.…

by Mehr Sher

11/21/22

Excerpts:

.......The stakes for the siting of solar farms are increasing given Maine’s statutory target of 80 percent clean energy by 2030 and a recent rapid increase in solar development often requiring the clearing of many acres......

Since 2018, available data show approved solar farms ranging from one to 926 acres, with the majority being within 20 to 45 acres. Of the permitted projects, 10 are described as being more than 100…

Please read these and other important articles at the link below:

*** The Disastrous Economics of a Grid with 100% Intermittent Renewables

*** The Cost of Renewables: Just a Blip in the Narrative

***Wind power giant says it was a mistake to say renewables would get cheaper

Unrealistic net zero policies cost families dearly

*** Renewable Energy: Intermittency Has Major Consequences

*** The Green-Energy Revolution Will Make the World More…

This data is from the Maine PUC 2021 Annual Report to the Legislature:

I strongly suggest Citizens members follow the site: www.electroverse.co. The alternative, science based/referenced reporting of global/solar related weather activity affecting societal structure, food production, political stability and more. Here's a few sample articles…

State Average Price - Standard Offer- From Maine PUC

Connecticut 11.335 (CT will set new standard service generation rates this week, effective Jan. 1, 2023.) -

Massachusetts 24.650 -

New Hampshire 18.304 -

Rhode Island 17.785 -

Vermont 18.035 -

New England 17.438

Governor Mills, instead of  your staff approaching the cost of energy problem with more handouts, the people of Maine want systemic reform which begins with the immediate moratorium on "power purchase agreements", an out-of-market Ponzi scheme. The PUC is in the midst of developing a term sheet to burden Maine ratepayers with the $1.8 billion transmission line originating in…

Scouting Maine's top greenhouse gas emitters by satellite

By Annie Ropeik

New data from the nonprofit …

Looks like the geniuses that run our energy system in NE and Maine are preparing for rolling blackouts this winter. Is that what you get for a 50% increase in your utility costs? Clown world. 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/power-blackout-risks-loom-quarter-all-americans