Usually, Central Maine Power and Versant requests for electric rate changes before the Maine Public Utilities Commission are months long deliberations including the same few stakeholders voicing their opinions. Really boring.

FERC commissioner and former chair Willie Phillips has resigned from the five-member agency—leaving open the possibility of a Republican-controlled Commission.

• Without Phillips, a Democrat who often focused on issues of reliability, transmission expansion, and environmental justice and equity, President Trump now has a seat to fill. Currently, FERC is made up of two Democrats and two Republicans.

This Spring in Maine has brought a lot of wind. Coupled with sunny days when behind the meter solar floods the grid, the grid in Maine becomes congested with too much electron activity. So, what is the Aroostook County Renewable Energy Devlopment Program going to add, except more expensive electricity and infest the Maine grid with more congestion.

The Democrats on the EUT Committee don't care.

The EUT Committee debated a bill that, as Democrat Chair…

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- April 15, 2025

“This is where the next frontier of solar energy lies—not in installing the next 100GW—it’s rescuing the first 100GW.” – Cesar Barbosa (below)

And you thought that owning a Tesla was ecological …. Imagine that solar roof that now needs attention with the installer AWOL. The solar industry is about to become the least popular…

The future of the New England Grid forewarned by the Germany Grid

Solar curtailment increased by 97% in Germany last year, driven by rapid growth in PV deployment and unusually high solar radiation in the summer, according to the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).

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Daily News - How tariffs impact utilities

As the dust settles following President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs of at least 10% across all…

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The new Secretary of Energy Chris Wright returned to his home state Thursday to tour the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, as the Trump administration continues to mull budget, staff and policy…

Pay up, you suckers, this power will never be delivered to Southern New England

At the direction of the New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE), ISO New England has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to address longer-term transmission needs. Although the schedule is subject to…

Willem, you must understand that some on this committee hearing this bill are math challenged.

Having said that, could you produce an evaluation, by the numbers, of this proposal of long duration battery storage?

The proposal of moving Net Energy Billing costs to the general fund was brought up during the March 27^th EUT Committee hearing as a way to remove these costs from electric bills.

An April 2023 report from the Office of the Public advocate breaks out the costs of Net Energy Billing that shows up in rates:…

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Why Democrats joined Trump’s pipeline push

By Benjamin Storrow | 03/24/2025 06:29 AM EDT

The president resurrected ideas about bringing more gas into Northeastern states. It came as Democratic governors grapple with high energy prices.

A once-dormant debate over natural gas pipelines in the Northeast is back — courtesy of President Donald Trump.

The idea of building pipelines roiled…

With the exception being New Hampshire, the five other New England States are on aggressive paths to100% renewables in the electric sector. Vermont requires 7.4% per year growth, Rhode Island, at 7% per year, Maine at 4%, Massachusetts at 3% and Connecticut at 2%. Considering minimal growth in electricity demand, the combined States of New England would require 39,000-megawatt capacity wind or 87,000-megawatt capacity solar for 100% renewable energy.

Maine, alone, would…