Transportation accounts for nearly half of the carbon emissions in Maine and expanding electric vehicle use would help the state achieve its target of reducing greenhouse gases by 45% in 5 years.

March 6, 2025

Stephen Singer Portland Press Herald

Maine could gain more than $2 million from New England’s electricity grid operator to help pay for electric vehicle subsidies through a proposal in the…

Excerpt From Trump’s Speech to Congress on March 4, 2025

https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/excerpt-from-trump-s-speech-to-congress-on-march-4-2025

By Willem Post

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DOGE has been…

Have to agree with Ms. Vlaardingerbroek. 

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DOGE…

Follow the money and stop the corruption, and this goes away. Stop the incessant propaganda and some of the people will awaken to the fraud. Where is the push for new natural gas pipelines given that natural gas is the number one reason they have seen reductions in their…

"A failure to plan is a plan to fail.", Benjamin Franklin (?)…

My testimony for the House Oversight Committee's hearing on "Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America’s Energy Reliability."

Introduction

America is in an electricity crisis.

Shortages are now routine throughout the US—and if we don’t start increasing reliable generation very quickly, our grid will get crushed by the exploding electricity demands of AI.

The first step in solving the crisis is to understand…

Chart shows imported power from Hydro-Quebec directly to Boston area by way of a one-way DC transmission line. Negative MW equals imported power. 

Tariffs went into effect at midnight 3-3-25

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Chart 1 Solar Generation Beats Back Wind for Market Entry. 

Chart 2 While Nuclear, Natural Gas, Imports and Hydro Hum along with Consistency …

Natural Gas generation in New England has increased year over year for the past 5 years, despite the fact that pipelines need to be sized larger to reduce constraints, and despite the fact that increasing carbon dioxide allowance prices from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative adds $10 per megawatt to production costs. and despite the fact New Englanders are paying record electricity costs to reduce fossil fuel…

GOP push to end Maine solar subsidies, but lawmaker says it’s unlikely

How much to pay solar power developers has been an issue in Augusta for years and has emerged again as costs soar for some businesses.

February 28, 2025

Stephen Singer

Portland Press Herald

EXCERPTS

Republicans in the Maine Legislature on Thursday urged the repeal of solar…

Many scientists argued that the claim suggesting noise from offshore wind site construction could potentially cause whale deaths was unfounded. Facts show that the Scientific groups have received substantial resources from offshore wind.

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The EUT Committee members now know that Net Energy Billing is unconstitutional. Not one member argued otherwise when they were informed during the public hearing for LD 32, An Act to Repeal Net Energy Billing. 

February 26, 2025

ISO-NE takes steps to prepare for potential duties on Canadian electricity

NATO, a Club of Warmongers, is the Big Obstacle to Peace in Ukraine

https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/nato-a-club-of-warmongers-is-the-big-obstacle-to-peace-in-ukraine ;

By Jacob Hornberger

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Yesterday, during the Public Hearing on LD 32, An Act to Repeal net Energy Billing, we heard, not once but twice that Net Energy Billing is unconstitutional because it originated in the Maine Senate, whereas " all bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills."

And the EUT Committee knew this, as 2 times bills submitted by Senators " raising revenue" were given…

Fox Island has reached 21.30% of its peak demand.

CMP has reached 53% of its peak demand

Versant has reached 102% of its peak demand for the Bangor Hydro District

Versant has reached 154% of its peak demand for the Maine Public District