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Questions for the EUT Committee
Chair Lawrence, Chair Sachs and Fellow Energy Consumers of the EUT Committee,
As I was preparing testimony on LD 1949, An Act Regarding Energy Fairness, I became curious about a number of items:
If renewables are reducing electricity prices, why are there a record number of people enrolled in LIAP?
Is natural gas the reason for high electricity prices or the reason we have electricity?
If a renown solar company operating in…
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Government's Cheap Shot at Carbon Dioxide
"The average residential CMP Delivery amount includes about $15 per month in non-CMP
costs to support Maine public policy initiatives including net energy billing subsidies, low-income assistance and energy efficiency."
That message came with my electric bill. How much is too much to reduce greenhouse gases
from the atmosphere? As I listen to people telling of the dangers of carbon dioxide, and
how this substance must be eradicated from…
Added by Dan McKay on September 4, 2025 at 7:06am — No Comments
Maine Democrat Policies That Create a Never-ending Lifetime of Expensive Electricity
Don’t expect electricity prices to come down anytime soon in Maine, even with the federal government recission of wind and solar projects and subsidies.
Entrenched in Maine laws are two policies that will cause prices to spike as they are tied to an acceleration of wind, solar and battery installations.
RGGI, a never-ending carbon tax on natural gas-fired, coal and…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on August 29, 2025 at 7:47am — 2 Comments
MAINE STATE GOVERMENT, PLEASE STOP TREATING THE RATEPAYERS AS FOOLS!
THE PUC HAS FORMULATED THE CHARGE TO BE APPLIED TO NET ENERGY BILLING PROJECTS BASED ON NAMEPLATE CAPACITY, NOT ACTUAL PRODUCTION.
THEREFORE, A 3000-KILOWATT NAMEPLATE CAPACITY NEB PROJECT WILL BE CHARGED $18,000 PER YEAR OR 0.4 CENTS PER KILOWATT-HOUR PRODUCTION!
A 2,990-KILOWATT…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on August 27, 2025 at 8:39am — 3 Comments
The Democrats Plan to Destroy the Maine Economy for Good in Their Final Majority-led Legislative and Executive Session
How will the Democrat led Maine legislature compensate their favorite out of state solar and wind developers wishing to erect their junk in Maine now that the feds won't be funding them? By strong- arming the PUC, of course, and it helps that the PUC is chaired by a Democrat, and another commissioner is a solar enthusiast with solar installations on her personal property.
The mechanism is " Long Term Contracts" where the PUC requests bids from…
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Added by Dan McKay on August 20, 2025 at 8:10am — No Comments
The Democrats' Dastardly Plan to Screw Maine
Here is the Democrat's failed plan to solarize Maine with the help of out of state investment firms:
Not enough money from being classified as Maine RECs, REA Investments LLC goes elsewhere to support other State Renewable…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on August 17, 2025 at 7:16am — 3 Comments
A Maine company plans to build the state's first pumped storage hydropower facility in Oxford County.
Added by Dan McKay on August 14, 2025 at 6:40pm — 6 Comments
EPA proposes an end to rule that critics say empowered years of climate alarmism
IT IS TIME TO FILE LAWSUITS AGAINST CORRUPT MAINE LAWMAKERS FOR NON-DISCLOSURE OF THE TRUTH. WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE, THEIR VOTES ARE IN THE RECORD.
GUARANTEE THAT NRCM AND THE OTHER CABALS WILL BE FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST EPA.
EPA proposes an end to rule that critics say 'empowered years of climate alarmism'
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said the rule had been used to…
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Stop Solar and Carbon Taxes Now
Below is a screenshot from the ISO-NE website displaying the electrical generation sources that supply power to New England; This chart breaks down the type of generation with its relative grid input percentage by seasons.
In Maine, winter power supply is a critical necessity.
As can be seen, natural gas and oil supplied 60% of New England's electricity for the winters of 2024 and 2025. Much more than the 55% during the winter of 2023.
Also,…
ContinueCarbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Plants in New England About to Surpass RGGI Allowances
Carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and oil-fired generation plants in New England have trended upward for the past 4 years despite the RGGI emission allowances have been decreasing each year.
2019: 18.1 million metric tons
2020: 19.5 million metric tons
2021: 21.0 million metric tons
2022: 22.3 million metric tons
2023: 21.9 million metric tons
The 2025 RGGI allowance of approximately 23.0 million metric tons calculates to 43.7…
ContinueThe Democrat’s celebration of this bill is akin to being proud that they talked the school yard bully into only beating you up on the playground four days a week rather than 5
New Maine Energy Law Promises Ratepayer Relief, but Instead Delivers Political Cover for Democrats in the 2026 Midterms
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Added by Dan McKay on July 9, 2025 at 4:43pm — No Comments
Maine Chooses to Pay a Carbon Tax and It Costs Millions
30% of natural gas production prices is the carbon tax assessed by RGGI. All generators producing into the market get a 30% bump up price from RGGI.
ISO-NE Statement below…
Added by Dan McKay on June 30, 2025 at 8:08am — No Comments
Maine Democrats and High Electric Bills
The net carbon zero debate in the EUT Committee continues to interrupt the advancement of the golden energy age of Maine because of a majority of Democrats.
Democrats on the Committee have convinced themselves that wind, solar and battery storage will provide Maine with low cost, emission free electricity, while Republicans have decided a common sense, realistic approach that produces low cost, reliable electricity…
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The Federal ITC and PTC Subsidies cost $31.4 Billion Dollars in 2024. ISO-NE Total Wholesale Electric Costs in 2023 was $9.5 Billion
Added by Dan McKay on May 10, 2025 at 8:26am — No Comments
PJM selects 51 projects for fast track interconnection to meet increased demand from data center sector
"PJM selects 51 projects for fast track interconnection to meet increased demand from data center sector"
"More than half of the projects are gas fired generation"
"The projects selected have a combined capacity of 11.8GW. Of that, gas-fired generation makes up 69 percent, followed by battery energy storage (BESS) at 19 percent, nuclear at 12 percent, and coal at 0.1…
Renewables in New England Unable to Keep Up with Natural Gas Increased Generation Rate Despite Maine Subsidies of More Than $315 Million to Renewables in 2024
ISO New England Overview
and Regional Update APRIL 23, 2025 Eric Johnson, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Added by Dan McKay on May 7, 2025 at 9:37am — 2 Comments
JUST IN: Trump DOJ Suing Blue States Over Unconstitutional Climate Laws That Threaten U.S. Energy Security
May. 1, 2025 10:10 pm
The Gateway Pundit
The Trump Justice Department is suing multiple blue states over ridiculous progressive climate laws that they…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on May 2, 2025 at 7:00am — 2 Comments
UK Telegraph: ‘Net zero blamed for Europe’s biggest power cut’ – ‘Experts say a reliance on solar & wind power left Spain & Portugal vulnerable’
Added by Dan McKay on April 30, 2025 at 8:07am — 2 Comments
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- The Democrats Plan to Destroy the Maine Economy for Good in Their Final Majority-led Legislative and Executive Session
- The Democrats' Dastardly Plan to Screw Maine
- A Maine company plans to build the state's first pumped storage hydropower facility in Oxford County.
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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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