Efficiency Maine Trust and similar agencies in three other states accuse the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally blocking billions of dollars intended to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution in a lawsuit filed in federal court.

The agencies said the EPA's termination of $20 billion for…

So, yesterday, March 20, at the EUT Committee Room, we saw the difference between the people who are paid to provide testimony and those that are not. 

The Public Hearing was scheduled for 1 pm, but because of work taken up in the House and Senate, the Public Hearing did not start until 5:15 pm.

Although the bill being heard wasn't a rally-busting topic, whether to allow the 100-megawatt limit on hydro power to be removed in the renewable portfolio standard, a couple people not…

A real battle is ongoing between several NEB project developers and the Maine PUC. The argument is about the treatment of Renewable Energy Credits(RECs) associated with NEB projects that provide "Behind the Meter" Output.

Affordability Comes Back In Focus

New England Power Generators Association (NEPGA)

This is what a bill in Rhode Island will look like come April 1,2025

Versant will increase distribution rates by 23%

CMP will increase distribution rates by July 2025. 

Wind and Solar Don't Get Along In the ISO-NE Grid

At 12:50 pm Solar Has Driven Wind Output Down by 487 Megawatts.

BUT AT A COST TO ALL GENERATORS at 12:50 pm WHEN PRICES FOR GENERATION WENT TO NEGATIVE $69.64 per megawatt. 

THIS MEANS ALL GENERATORS MUST PAY $69.64 per megawatt.

THIS KIND OF ACTION HAS DRIVEN NUCLEAR PLANTS INTO RETIREMENT BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT BACK DOWN THEIR GENERATION.

THIS INDICATES THE SATURATION POINT FOR BOTH WIND AND SOLAR…

March 10, 2025…

February 28, 2025

• Miriam Wasser   WBUR

I don't think there is any question that Electric Vehicles versus Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles are a political hot potato at his time. Democrats favor EV mandates. Republicans do not.

So, why are people on both sides of this issue being charged on their electric bills to provide rebates to BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles) and PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles)?

In…

"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…

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

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…