Staff of Natural Resources Council of Maine Look to Unionize Over Toxic Company Culture

BY STEVE ROBINSONDECEMBER 19, 2023UPDATED:DECEMBER 19,…

CMP would like you to know:    AMP participants’ electricity usage is significantly higher than the average customer

The Maine PUC would like you to Know: "A T&D Utility may recover in rates all costs of its AMP, including incremental costs, reconnection fees and administrative and marketing costs....."

SATARTIA, Miss. – On Feb. 22, 2020, a clear Saturday after weeks of rain, Deemmeris Debra'e Burns, his brother and cousin decided to go fishing. They were headed home in a red Cadillac when they heard a boom and saw a big white cloud shooting into the evening…

 "The Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Connecticut has been operating at 40% capacity since October 20^th, which has led to increased natural gas consumption for power generation in New England."

1/3 of wind turbines in Spain to be dismantled within five years

7,500 wind turbines in Spain to be dismantled within five years

Approximately 36% of energy-generating wind turbines in Spain will need to be decommissioned within the next five years as they become obsolete, predicts the Wind Energy Association (AEE). This translates to around 7,500 wind turbines and 20,000 blades turning into scrap that will have to be dismantled, transported, and processed, posing a…

Clearway Energy Group

100 California St, Suite 650

San Francisco, CA 94111

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December 12, 2023

The Honorable Philip L. Bartlett II, Chairman

The Honorable Patrick Scully, Commissioner

The Honorable Carolyn Gilbert, Commissioner

Office of the Commissioners

Maine Public Utilities Commission

18 State House Station

Augusta, ME…

African Energy Chamber to COP28: We Want Fossil Fuels!

By Robert Bradley Jr. -- December 13, 2023

Ed note: As COP28 wound down, the African Energy Chamber issued this…

Should Maine propose to pay for the extra half billion dollars( a third of the project cost) it is going to take to build the New England Clean Energy Connect if Maine can receive ownership of an annual 3.15 MWH( megawatt hours) of hydro-electric power at Nearly 100% Capacity Factor? 3.15 MWH is about 30% of Maine's annual electricity consumption making NECEC a great way to supply reliable baseload power. The type of power that keeps the furnace or heat pump…

 Case #   2023-00316

II. BACKGROUND

During the 2023 legislative session, the Legislature enacted L.D. 1850, An Act

Relating to Energy Storage and the State’s Energy Goals (Act). P.L. 2023, c. 374. The

Act directs the Commission to “solicit stakeholder input on whether and, if so, at what

cost and under what conditions, including Commission approval on a case-by-case

basis, an investor-owned transmission and distribution…

This is a worthy movement 

Arizona Republican Introducing Legislation to Tax College Endowments: ‘Enough is Enough’

If you are having difficulty paying for utilities, please know that you are not alone. Your first step should be to contact your utility as soon as possible. When you call, you can expect help with:

• Payment arrangement options
• Financial assistance programs you may qualify for
• Understanding your bill, household energy usage, and tips for improving efficiency
• Signing up for usage and billing monitoring alerts…

This is the list of generator requests by fuel type for the New England Cooperative, aka ISO-NE

SUN = Chinese Solar Dvelopments

BAT = Battery Storage Devices- Don't know how they classify them as generators

WND = Wind Developments

 This the definition of an intermittent, low available…

https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/01/low-income-households-are-getting-woefully-inadequate-help-with-utility-bills-public-advocate-says/…