I thought all the solar and wind power was going to decrease costs. The narrative takes yet another turn by advocating turning useless energy into wasted energy and taking away power from arriving to homes, businesses and industry.

Yet, another reason to keep enviro-heads out of energy policy.…

Excellent read:   If Democrat Policies Make Energy So Affordable, Why Are They Backtracking From Them?

"The latest capacity auction by the PJM Interconnection, the country’s largest electrical grid, results in record-high prices, but fails to secure enough resources to meet its targeted reserve margin."

"Chart: Clean energy remains dominant in the US"

I'll have my gasoline fueled generator and opt-out of this.

LD 1730 "An Act Regarding the Beneficial Electrification Policy of the State" is scheduled for a public hearing on January 6,2026

SUMMARY

This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and changes the title. The amendment excepts the installation and operation of one or more eligible plug-in photovoltaic…

For the eighth year in a row, Central Maine Power has been ranked last among power companies on the East Coast, according to JD Power.

JD Power says the customer satisfaction study is based on things like monthly cost, trust, safety and reliability, ease of doing business, information provided, people, problem…

The New, Revamped Solar Rates

Philip Bartlett Breaks the 40 Cent per kwH Barrier

MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION JOINS REGIONAL PARTNERS IN SELECTING NEW CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

December 18, 2025

Hallowell, Maine - The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today announced that Maine has joined Connecticut and other New England state partners in selecting new clean energy resources through a collaborative, multi-state competitive solicitation. The effort will result in…

The following bills were punted from last year's legislative session. 

Virtual Power Plants Face New Grid Test - IEEE Spectrum 

What Are Virtual Power Plants (VPPs)?

The virtual-versus-conventional power plant question is a timely one. Virtual power plants, or VPPs, are networks of devices such as rooftop solar panels, home …

ISO-NE has a blueprint based on appeasing the climate alarmists making state policies. Their duties have been hijacked and soon, everyone in New England might have to prepare to go on their own, because running a 24/7 propane or diesel residential generator will be cheaper than buying power from utilities.   

New England’s electric power grid is undergoing a…

RECs are bought by Maine electric customers and are included with the supply portion of their bill, and there is no opt-out choice.

The suppliers are obligated to purchase RECs to comply with the Maine Renewable Energy Standards. 

The Renewable Energy Standards provide renewable energy projects huge profits by allowing them to sell RECs to suppliers who, in turn, include these costs in supply rates, such as the…

 Liberal politics rule in Augusta, the Governor is liberal, the Legislature is liberal, the Commissioners of the PUC are liberal, the Office of the Public Advocate is liberal, the Department of Energy Resources is liberal, all the lobbyists who flood to public hearings held by the EUT Committee are liberal rent seekers. For the past 7 years, liberals have made all the energy policies in Maine. If voters vote with their wallet, we should expect a liberal wipeout in…

What a coincidence. NECEC is days from delivering power to the Lewiston substation.

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/12/central-maine/central-maine-business/lewiston-mill-300-m-ai-data-center/

Electricity Prices Going Up? Green Policy Is to Blame – Cornwall Alliance

Electricity prices are rising, and Democrats are making it a campaign issue. They blame the price hike on President Trump and congressional Republicans, who ended Biden-era renewable-energy subsidies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But prices are actually soaring because of plant closures and…

NESCOE which stands for New England States Committee on Electricity and describes itself: "NESCOE is a not-for-profit entity that represents the collective perspective of the six New England Governors in regional electricity matters.  NESCOE works on system planning and expansion matters to ensure provision of electricity to consumers at the lowest possible price over the long-term, consistent…

You have probably received this CMP notice at the end of this blog entry.

But, first, let's see how the power system got to where it is:

This paragraph entry of the CMP notice caught my eye: "Twenty-five years ago, Maine changed the way electricity was supplied."  This was the period when Maine's chief executive was none other than the Honorable Angus King. He oversaw the decoupling of generation from Maine utilities; he also…

Here we have the chart from ISO-NE showing production from generators for 12-09-2025

The scale on the left side of the chart shows the actual production in megawatt hours ( 7.5 k = 7500 megawatts)

The scale on the bottom shows the time of day(01=1am, 02=2am, etc.)…

HEADLINE ALERT!

Maine natural gas and oil electricity generation plants were tagged with a $48,184,071 bill in 2025 as the per ton of C02 emissions prices set records in the RGGI program.

This penalty which is applied to fossil fuel plants is passed on to ratepayers through the wholesale market.

The six New England states and the state of New York…

Through an agreement between NESCOE and ISO-NE a study to what is needed to develop a new transmission system in New England to accomodate the proposed renewable policies established by the New England States was conducted by ISO-NE. " 2050 Transmission Study"

First, who is NESCOE?  All you need to know as far as Maine is concerned, our representitive in NESCOE is Philip Bartlett II., current Commision Chair of the Maine PUC. and servant to the democrat…