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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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 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…
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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…
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"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…
ISO New England Overview
and Regional Update APRIL 23, 2025 Eric Johnson, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
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by Mike LaChance May. 1, 2025 10:10 pm
The Trump Justice Department is suing multiple blue states over ridiculous progressive climate laws that they…
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Whose money is EMT using to pay for the lawsuit??
Efficiency Maine has a new three-year plan to continue the state’s push to reduce energy use from homes and businesses.
And despite uncertainty about federal funding, the agency says it has resources to offer rebates and other…
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U.S. Sen Angus King
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
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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 - 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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