A local Mainer, an entrepreneur, has had to close his business after only two years because he can't pay his extravagant electricity bill. That bill is because CMP has raised our rates so high no real industry can exist unless they are big enough to generate their own power. Without significant gas powered electricity from Pennsylvania, which they have plenty and are willing to send it, we are doomed in Maine. We have to rely on oil to heat our homes and we…

A utility says it is ‘‘shocked and outraged’’ by state regulators’ rejection of a hydropower project that would have constructed nearly 200 miles of transmission lines across New Hampshire.…

John Madigan, Representative for District 115 - Roxbury, Rumford, Sumner and Woodstock, plus the unorganized territory of Milton Township wants to cover the Western Maine Mountains with wind turbines.

Siding with fellow democrats, while throwing his constituents under the bus, Madigan voted against bring LD 1810 to public hearing . "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Expedited Permitting for Wind Energy Development"

He is the only Rep. from Western Maine to vote this…

PPH: No amount of study is going to convince the governor to reverse his strident opposition to wind generation, so why bother?

Last week Gov. LePage created a special commission to study wind power development in Maine and issue a report.................................…

"Grant-driven environmental groups have become the pawns of wealthy foundations bent on "progressive" social change. Foundation bosses design "environmental justice" projects and find-or create-groups to do their bidding......Undue Influence exposes the biggest deliberate program of social and economic displacement in American history. A handful of wealthy people are redesigning American politics to fulfill their vision of an "environmental society" that gives them all the power and…

READ:   https://stopthesethings.com/2018/01/30/ready-to-rely-on-wind-solar-for-your-power-then-get-ready-to-freeze-or-boil-in-the-dark/

We know now that Senator A. King is aware of the detrimental natural gas situation in New England. The question is does he consider it a victory derived from his policy input during his State Governing days in addition to his private profiteering days of wind development in Maine ?

" Maine Senator Angus King discussed with van Welie( ISO-NE CEO ) the impact of constraints on the natural gas pipelines coming into New England. And van Welie noted the issues surrounding the…

The Alliance for Wise Energy Decisions (AWED) is an informal coalition of individuals and organizations interested in improving national, state, and local energy and environmental policies.

Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

Maine Governor establishes a state Wind Advisory Committee and a wind…

The bill would also significantly expand – from eight miles to 40 miles – the area around turbines that could be subject to visual impact studies. That could raise the regulatory hurdle for projects that are still within expedited permitting areas.…

CLF Brings LePage to Court for Outrageous Wind Power Decision

Executive Order threatens clean energy economy in Maine