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Trump says Interior pick Burgum will chair new National Energy Council

As far as I know, the ink isn't yet dry on this new organization. I guess time will tell how the National Energy Council (NEC) would relate to the Department of Energy (DOE). Is the intent to speed up all energy, not just oil and gas? How might this affect nuclear, an energy source which may be reviving due to AI electricity needs? Will this remove barriers for transmission and if so, what does that mean for wind? Burgum has apparently pushed for an "all of the above" energy strategy in…

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Added by Long Islander on November 16, 2024 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Avangrid sues NextEra, claiming it sabotaged power corridor through western Maine



A years-long battle between 2 large energy companies over the New England Clean Energy project took a new turn in a 126-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mass.



Posted November 14

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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Avangrid Inc., the parent company of Central Maine Power Co., has sued NextEra Energy in federal court, accusing the energy giant of causing more…

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Added by Long Islander on November 16, 2024 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

The next big AI trade could be nuclear power

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Added by Long Islander on November 14, 2024 at 7:25am — 3 Comments

PPH - Federal money fuels Maine’s clean energy and climate goals. Could Trump pull the plug?

The state receives millions of dollars for projects promoting electrification and offshore wind that President-elect Donald Trump dismisses, instead favoring drilling for oil and natural gas.



November 13, 2024



Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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A lot may be on the line for Maine’s energy policy in a second Trump presidency.

From federal money supporting electric heat pumps and electric vehicles to expanding a network of…

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Added by Long Islander on November 13, 2024 at 9:44pm — 7 Comments

They Think We Are Fools (John Droz, jr.)

Nov 12, 2024

{I wrote a draft of this a few months ago. Fortunately, there is now light at the end of the tunnel. With Critical Thinking these should all go the way of the buggy whip…}

Consider this sample of what we have been told on a daily basis by self-serving elites, about a variety of nationally important topics:

“Wind energy is low cost”— while it is actually high cost. (I’ll have an…

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Added by Long Islander on November 12, 2024 at 9:15am — 2 Comments

John Droz, Jr: Media Balance Newsletter: November 11, 2024

Please click on the link below to read the following stories and much, much more:

https://election-integrity.info/Newsletter/2024/Media_Balance_Newsletter-11-11-24.pdf

*** A beginners guide to news sources not influenced by government narratives, legacy

media, or biased ‘fact checkers.'

*** Sweden says no to 13 Wind Projects

*** Ford lost…

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Added by Long Islander on November 12, 2024 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

How Donald Trump could hamstring Maine’s offshore wind projects

by The Associated Press

November 10, 2024

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...............Bob Stern, who headed an office in the U.S. Energy Department responsible for environmental protection during the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, said Trump can get Congress to reduce or eliminate tax credits for offshore wind that were granted in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Those credits are an integral part of the finances of many offshore wind…

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Added by Long Islander on November 10, 2024 at 12:51pm — 1 Comment

Trump Has Sweeping Plans For His 2nd Administration: Here's What He Has Proposed

Wednesday, Nov 06, 2024 - 09:45 PM

Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Projected President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of sweeping proposals for a second term in office, outlining a wide-ranging agenda that targets federal regulations, taxes, immigration, and social issues.

As of Wednesday morning, The Associated Press projected that Trump is the winner of the election after securing enough electoral votes over his opponent…

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Added by Long Islander on November 7, 2024 at 9:13am — 3 Comments

Green energy stocks sink as Trump wins US election

Shares in renewable energy firms plunged after Donald Trump won a second term as president of the United States on a platform that promises to boost fossil fuels and undo the green agenda of his predecessor. ...Across the Atlantic, Danish wind firms Orsted A/S and Vestas Wind Systems A/S also slid, as did Germany’s RWE AG and Italy’s Enel SpA.

US clean energy stocks suffered in pre-market trading in New York, especially solar firms. Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NOVA) was…

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Added by Long Islander on November 7, 2024 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

New England grid reports greenhouse gas reductions (Thank you natural gas and weather)

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 4, 2024

Greenhouse gas pollution from electricity generation slid 4% in 2023, according to a new analysis from regional electric grid operator ISO-New England.

Last year's drop in climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions is linked to mild winter and summer…

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Added by Long Islander on November 5, 2024 at 5:47pm — 3 Comments

It’s all about the grid: the past, present and future of energy in Maine

NB: Posting the link as the content looks to be of interest, but have not yet watched.

By Kate Cough

November 3, 2024



Maine Monitor editor Kate Cough, in a Mitchell Center talk, explores the past and future of energy in Maine.

How can we build enough transmission to meet the needs of an increasingly electrified world? What can be done to make sure those lines are sited responsibly? How can we keep prices down while preparing for a climate with…

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Added by Long Islander on November 4, 2024 at 9:49am — 3 Comments

Maine BEP wrestles with fees for solar, wind impacts

By Kate Cough

November 1, 2024

Northern and downeast Maine should be excluded from aspects of rules intended to protect large undeveloped tracts of land from the development of solar, wind and high-impact transmission lines, members of the Board of Environmental Protection recommended at a meeting earlier this month.

The rules are part of new fee programs being developed by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation…

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Added by Long Islander on November 2, 2024 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Gas pipeline operators’ push for higher rates could spark increase in Maine electricity costs

Besides delivering gas to homes, the pipelines also supply power plants that generate electricity, meaning the requests before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will have a ripple effect on the cost of electricity.

November 1, 2024

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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........Three natural gas pipeline operators are looking to increase rates paid by Maine consumers who already face rising electricity prices.

Algonquin…

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Added by Long Islander on November 1, 2024 at 10:26am — No Comments

Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512 million for transmission line through Maine

Three Massachusetts utilities and a transmission line developer have agreed to pass along $512 million in added costs to Massachusetts ratepayers for an electric transmission project in western Maine.

Posted Yesterday at 9:38 PM

Updated at 7:18 AM

DAVID SHARP

Associated Press

 

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Three Massachusetts utilities and Central Maine Power’s parent company have agreed…

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Added by Long Islander on October 31, 2024 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Gulf of Maine wind power sale attracts lackluster interest

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published October 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM EDT

Two companies have won the rights to develop floating offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine.

Results from the federal government's first-ever wind energy lease sale netted about $22 million in lease payments for four parcels off the coast of Cape Cod and Maine.

Avangrid Renewables, based in Connecticut, submitted winning bids of $4.9 million and $6.2 million for two parcels about…

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Added by Long Islander on October 30, 2024 at 10:06am — 5 Comments

Two companies bid $22 million for right to develop wind energy in Gulf of Maine

Avangrid Renewables LLC and Invenergy NE Offshore Wind LLC have won the right to put floating turbines in the Gulf of Maine, bringing the state a big step closer to launching its own wind energy industry.

October 29, 2024

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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Two energy companies submitted winning bids Tuesday to build floating offshore wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine, committing nearly $22 million for half the area available in the largest…

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Added by Long Islander on October 29, 2024 at 2:07pm — 1 Comment

John Droz, Jr: Media Balance Newsletter: October 28, 2024

Please click on the link below to read the following stories and much, much more:

https://election-integrity.info/Newsletter/2024/Media_Balance_Newsletter-10-28-24.pdf

The Declining Life Expectancy of Wind Farms



Inflation Reduction Act’s costly green giveaways



The “green” scam of the century: “Renewables” increase fossil fuel demands…



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Added by Long Islander on October 28, 2024 at 11:54am — 1 Comment

8 offshore wind leases in Gulf of Maine up for auction next week

Established electricity purchasing systems, strong demand for clean energy, a supply chain being developed and strong winds are seen as advantages for the Gulf of Maine as a site for offshore wind turbines.

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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Maine will move closer to staking a claim in offshore wind development when the federal government seeks on Tuesday to auction off eight areas for commercial wind energy leases in the Gulf of…

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Added by Long Islander on October 26, 2024 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island

Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island

Sears Island is Maine's preferred site because the state owns a 100-acre property where a wind port would be built, avoiding lease payments at nearby Mack Point.

October 22, 2024

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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Federal officials have rejected Maine’s application for $456 million to build an offshore wind port at…

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Added by Long Islander on October 23, 2024 at 10:59am — 9 Comments

Maine gets $65 million to improve solar and wind power connections to the grid

October 18, 2024

Stephen Singer

Press Herald

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Maine is set to receive more than $65 million from Washington for “smart grid” technology to more quickly connect solar panels and wind turbines to the electricity systems of Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power and boost renewable power generation.

The Governor’s Energy Office said the collaboration between Maine, CMP and Versant is the first of…

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Added by Long Islander on October 18, 2024 at 10:13am — 2 Comments

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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

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(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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