• Maine policy changes that would reduce the cost of electricity to everyone in Maine

• 1. Instead of counting renewable energy as purchases from renewable plants throughout New England and New York, set up the criteria measuring renewable energy as renewable energy produced by Maine plants only. Such data displays Maine's contribution by Maine-made electrical production, which is currently at 80% + renewable and exceeding policy…

An annual transfer of funds from rich to poor countries, starting at around $2 trillion by 2030 and rising thereafter, is needed for climate “justice” according to a U.N.-backed report released Tuesday.

China has been specifically excluded from the demand for reparations, which includes…

THE WORLD’S COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/the-world-s-coal-fired-power-plants ;

Totally deranged EU Bureaucrats in Brussels proclaim, in unison, wind, solar and batteries are the way forward

Not to be outdone, Biden proclaims, only…

by Sawyer Loftus

November 4, 2022

A company that owns biomass electricity plants in West Enfield and Jonesboro and had access to millions in state subsidies to help it stay afloat has filed for bankruptcy, stating it owes $17.8 million to creditors including an energy market investor, the states of Maine and New Hampshire, and Maine loggers.

Stored Solar LLC and all but one of its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September in U.S.…

As Michael Shellenberger so poignantly noted, for months, President Joe Biden and members of his cabinet have claimed that they are no obstacle to expanded oil and gas production in the United States.

On June 21 Biden said, “This idea that they don't have…

November 6, 2022

What you need to know about new wind and transmission line proposals for Northern Maine

by Annie Ropeik

Editor’s Note: The following story first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes for every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to get important environmental news by …

•   New England states that border Canada can easily obtain reasonably priced electricity.

•  New England States that border Canada can easily escape the energy behemoths that control the costs of electricity for all of New England.

• New England states that border Canada have all the resources available to be " Electric Independent"

• Fact is the New England states bordering Canada need neither wind and/or…

• Massachusetts Standard Offer for 2023 = 32 cents per kilowatt-hour. Total cost including delivery costs = 44 cents per kilowatt-hour

• New Hampshire Standard Offer for 2023 = 22 cents per kilowatt-hour. Total cost including delivery costs = 34 cents per kilowatt-hour…

King Pine Wind is a wind project of up to 1,000 MW and
is expected to consist of up to 179 5.6-MW turbines,
located northwest of Houlton in Aroostook and Penobscot
Counties (Facility).

"  . The Commission recognizes that obtaining access to land rights can present challenges, but the statute does not require a developer to have site control to submit a bid, nor does it set forth a preference for a proposal that demonstrates having such site control."

 "This Order does not address the myriad regulatory approvals and permits that a

Project of this…

• The PUC states: " the wind power Project is expected to provide a ratepayer benefit of $1.08 billion" The PUC explains this saving occurs "The projected ratepayer benefit was evaluated based on the cost of energy less the forecasted wholesale value of that energy."  Case Number 2021-00369  

• The PUC does not explain how they…