ISO-NE Determines the following new transmission lines and substations would be required to bring 1200 megawatts of wind out of Aroostook County into the New England Grid.

ISO-NE is in the process of soliciting Requests for Proposals to construct these lines and substations. "The ISO expects to work on the RFP over the next several months, with proposals likely due later in 2025. The ISO will provide updates on the process, as appropriate, through the …

Here is a dramatic case of natural gas freely flowing to New York generation plants versus pipeline constrained natural gas entering New England.

Notice the difference in prices!! …

With C02 allowance prices hovering over $20 per ton and emitted C02 leveling off. why is Maine continuing to inflict these costs on Maine ratepayers?

Natural gas and oil plants (which save Maine from winter blackouts) are required for reliability and the more wind and solar injected into the grid, the more NG and Oil is needed. Driving out NG and oil plants with RGGI is…

 "Natural gas-fired generation sets the clearing price across broad areas of ISO-NE, NYISO, and MISO in at least 75 percent of pricing intervals"

Current energy price component for electricity in New England is $103.18 per megawatt hour. In New York, it is $67.21 per megawatt hour.

If natural gas-fired plants are setting the clearing price for New England and in the neighboring state of New York,…

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/01/02/curtailing-solar-photovoltaics-is-here-to-stay-overbuilding-pv-will-become-normal/

The last correspondence from NEAV, publicly posted on the PUC website: Dated 01-12-2024

All ten of the long-term contracts approved by the PUC cost the ratepayers. Doing the same thing over and over again is................................

But, be assured, the PUC has told us that these contracts will benefit the ratepayer in the long run, but, in the long run, you won't be able to pay for half of the electricity you use know.

          Happy New Year …

A sawmill, utilizing Maine's natural resource is not pleased with NEB. 

"The sawmill industry is actually the perfect case study for how these policies are affecting investment. It is a mature industry, that competes on a global scale, and has traditionally been power and labor intensive. The movement from the Pacific Northwest, BC and basically every where else to the South highlights that money goes where it is wanted. Companies can outsource…

Read this article from Valley News: https://www.vnews.com/Net-metering-in-limbo-58620159

          What the heck is this all about?

          OK, we dive into this a little further

As stated in Maine Law, 

§3210. Renewable resources

ISO-NE 2023 Annual Markets Report

"The profitability of wind and solar units in the region is intricately linked with state policies,

with both resource types generally relying on additional revenue streams to those in the

wholesale markets to be economically viable. Between 2021 and 2023, the solar unit would

have earned 80% to 90% of its revenues from the sale of renewable energy credits; similarly,

30% to 50% of the wind unit’s revenue would have…

• As temperatures plunge, it is a good time to look at how ISO-NE uses various resources to keep electricity flowing.

• Natural gas has been the dominant fuel since the start of the century and is of extreme importance to the operation of the grid.

• To be…

Efficiency Maine's Vision Statement 

"Through its fifth Triennial Plan, Efficiency Maine seeks prioritize the piloting of the next generation of demand management measures. For example, measures that deliver load flexibility may…

As the potential approval of the Pine Tree Offshore Wind Contract with the Ratepayers of Maine moves through the PUC process, secretive and selective agencies are given the details of the Long-Term Contract (LTC) while the Contracting Party that would provide the funding for this junk project is kept in the dark.

Who are these secretive and selected agencies who made comments to this LTC? Versant Power, Governors Energy Office (GEO), CMP, Public Advocate. These are the Negotiating…