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So is this reporter suggesting the smartest policy is to catch unwitting citizens off guard? How about doing that in the Berkshires or on Cape Cod? 

"Even so, the Baker administration believed that out of 46 bids, Northern Pass had the best chance to deliver the most electricity and at the earliest date. Yes, the opposition was loud, but…

In a "what goes around comes around " potentially, ironic situation, could former Governor Baldacci, the one time Champion of Maine Wind Energy actually become an unwitting participant in it's demise ?

Baldacci is now an employee of Avangrid, a worldwide leader in service, innovation and investment in the U.S. energy industry.

More specifically, he is Vice Chair of the Board at Avangrid.

Avangrid owns CMP, an electrical transmission and distribution company…

All sources of generation that comply with Rhode Island’s RES will be eligible, including solar, biomass, small hydro and land-based and offshore wind.

However, the competitive nature of the solicitation may determine which projects are selected, and the current higher price of offshore wind in the United States may rule out this resource unless a carve-out or other means of differentiating this resource is provided........................

But New England as a whole also…

Ocean City’s town officials are turning up the heat on two offshore wind projects they say will spoil beach views and hurt the resort’s tourism industry.

The Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to oppose the construction of wind turbines that would be visible anywhere along the town’s 10 miles of coastline.

“This is a big project that will be there for many, many years, and we only get one chance to make it right,” Mayor Rick Meehan said.…

Ward, who has denied that he provided any insider information to anyone, wasn’t on the conference calls. But other people who were – notably John Richardson, a former legislative leader and economic development commissioner who has been working with a ConEd partner – discussed information that they said Ward provided. Other people on the calls were investors, ConEd representatives and business partners........

Richardson has declined to comment on the matter, citing a…

Start with commodity allocation dependent on customer choice on price. The Electric Restructuring Act of 2000 was enacted to place electric generation in a competitive market giving customers choice on price. At that time, electric generation resources selected to meet demand were based on timely costs to provide the lowest price possible to retail sellers, and, subsequently, to customers

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Obviously, policy makers considered the word "Restructuring " meant the market was subject to…

AUBURNDALE, Mass. — Speakers at the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association Renewable Energy Conference on Feb. 1 discussed the merits and viability of different methods to achieve New England’s aggressive emission reduction goals.

These topics included carbon pricing, the Northern Pass transmission project and offshore wind energy. Utility and energy service representatives were joined by state and federal officials..............

Gardner said the first question of any state…

Another incredibly beautiful area of Maine in the target sights with 600' tall turbines.

Twitchell Pond (above)…

 Bat, eagle deaths at wind farm prompt federal probe

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  So, the U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing a criminal…

Daily, Weekly and Seasonal Electricity Storage

MIT Professor Steven Chu, former US-DOE Secretary, stated:

- Whereas, the turnkey capital costs of battery systems likely would be about 50% less over the next decade, that storage approach would never be cheap enough to accommodate the big seasonal shifts in renewable power production.

- Battery systems could prove…

I guess we'll see how this plays out. It sure would be nice to see similarly lengthy media attention accorded to the improper influence observed with the wind industry, the consequences of which are of a far greater magnitude to much of Maine and virtually all Maine ratepayers.

One of the actors mentioned in this article is John Richardson, working with NY's Con Ed. As a side note, it can be pointed out that John Richardson, also appears to be a member of…

During public hearings, the SEC received more than 3,000 statements from individuals. Nearly 95 percent of this input was opposed to the project, leaving no question where the people of the municipalities along the Northern Pass route stand.

In addition, of the 31 towns located along the project’s route, 29 were opposed to the project. Most towns had rejected the Northern Pass project via warrant articles passed at town meeting, petitions, letters and having administrators and/or…

I wrote a comment to Darby Mutagoma, a middle schooler at no less than the King Middle School who makes a statement from the esteemed scientist Barak Obama,   “No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.” She has been thoroughly indoctrinated by her leftist educators with the propaganda from the left. 

Here is my comment, I hope it awakens other children to question the lies and…

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the economics of wind energy. In a recent earnings call, James Robo, CEO of NextEra Energy, predicted that within a decade the cost of wind generation would be more competitive “without incentives” than conventional sources like coal and natural gas. NextEra is one of the…