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Poland's grid operator disconnects wind, solar facilities after oversupply of renewable energy
Poland officials have acknowledged an upgrade to its power grid its necessary if the country is to cope with the transmission of energy from renewable and nuclear sources
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on April 25, 2023 at 5:37am — 2 Comments
Vermont Heating Fuel Tax: Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement
“Today, the House of Representatives passed S.5, which I believe will have significant impacts on Vermonters by orchestrating a system that will give people two options: pay significantly more in fuel costs or spend thousands of dollars to install electrical heating systems, when most don’t have the financial means to do either.
“The Legislative Majority has directed the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to design a system that will require heating fuel companies to pay a…
ContinueBiden admin preparing major crackdown on power plants that fuel nation's grid
Added by Dan McKay on April 23, 2023 at 9:20am — No Comments
Interesting Moves by the Calpine Corporation
- What we know is Calpine Corporation owns natural gas-fired electric plants in Maine and Massachusetts.
A Quick Reveal of Markets That Set Electricity Supply Costs
- ISO-NE Tracks the wholesale costs of electricity
- CHART1 depicts annual wholesale costs of electricity
- CHART 2 depicts retail costs in CMP …
Added by Dan McKay on April 22, 2023 at 8:20am — No Comments
Calpine Corporation Sends Gas to Maine
Natural gas-fired generated electricity is a reliable energy product and one of Maine's NG plants is really humming since 2019.
Calpine Corporation owns a natural gas plant in Massachusetts ( Fore River Generation) and a plant in Maine (Westbrook Energy Center).…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on April 18, 2023 at 6:09am — No Comments
The Cost of Renewables, The REC Factor
The cost to ratepayers from 2019 to 2021 from the "Renewable Portfolio Requirement Program" has skyrocketed by a Whopping 288%, from $7,204,680 to $27,939,654
Impacts on Monthly Bills?
A Residence using 500 kwh per month went from an extra 30 cents per month to $1.89 per month
A Commercial Unit using 50,000 kwh per month went from an…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on April 16, 2023 at 9:00am — 2 Comments
Testimony to LD 1489
One thing I love about "wood to heat" and "wood to steam" and "wood to electricity" is that it is an abundant resource in Maine.
Added by Dan McKay on April 15, 2023 at 8:53am — No Comments
On day 5 of corridor jury trial, attorneys for CMP's parent company rest their case
Added by Dan McKay on April 15, 2023 at 7:14am — No Comments
On the Benefits of CO2
By Randal Utech -- April 11, 2023
Ed. Note: This post at LinkedIn resulted in the author’s account being suspended (see final comment below). MasterResource is pleased to repost and let the readers debate and decide the issues for themselves.
Some interesting facts on CO2. The trace gas of life is very beneficial. CO2 is greening the earth and feeding the hungry. CO2 has not been proven…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on April 11, 2023 at 5:42am — 3 Comments
Versant Report to EUT Committee on Solar Projects
Added by Dan McKay on April 9, 2023 at 9:45am — No Comments
ISO-NE New Standards Isn't Going to Stop Solar,Wind or Battery Storage Window Dressing to Calm the Criticism of Them
Added by Dan McKay on April 9, 2023 at 7:00am — 2 Comments
The Regulators Who Approved NECEC In a Trial Case Against NECEC ?????????
NECEC Transmission LLC, et al v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, et al
The Maine Judicial Branch has set up this web page to post information on this matter, NECEC Transmission LLC et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, et al, Business and Consumer Docket (BCD) docket number BCD-CIV-2021-58.
Jury Trial Notice:
Jury Trial will be held at the Cumberland County Courthouse, beginning Monday, April 10 at 1:00 p.m., and is expected to last through…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on April 8, 2023 at 6:51am — 2 Comments
White House reveals community solar projects
Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in US history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states.
Vice President Kamala Harris…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on April 7, 2023 at 5:40pm — 2 Comments
Crush Offshore Wind and the Whole New England Commie Renewable Program Collapses
Massachusetts Offshore Wind Troubles
By Allen Brooks -- April 5, 2023
Continue“With two of the three projects in trouble, Massachusetts will not meet its clean energy goals, and when they do, the power prices will be higher than expected…. The energy chaos in the state is getting interesting with significant…
Added by Dan McKay on April 7, 2023 at 7:20am — No Comments
Over Time, The Narrative Changes. ISO-NE Has a Credibility Problem
"ISO New England did not call for controlled power outages on Christmas Eve, but did declare a capacity deficiency, meaning the region’s supply of electricity was insufficient to meet required operating reserves in addition to satisfying consumer demand, at 4:30 p.m. This action was taken after approximately 2,150 megawatts (MW) of resources scheduled to…
ContinueLegislative and Environmentalists Send Utilities an Order : Raise the Power Rates
The Maine PUC Asks Why CMP Wants A Rate Increase.
Q. Before you lay out the specifics of CMP’s Rate Plan, please describe any circumstances that you believe provide important context.
Added by Dan McKay on April 4, 2023 at 6:06am — 2 Comments
RGGI: A $176,031,057.84 Heist of Maine People's Money
Carbon Tax, AKA RGGI Up To $13.50 per ton from $5.50 a ton.
CHASING CARBON ZERO IS FUTILE, COSTLY AND ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION BY POLITICS.
C02 HAS INSIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON CLIMATE
Added by Dan McKay on April 3, 2023 at 6:08am — No Comments
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Maine as Third World Country:
CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power
Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.
Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/
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