- RGGI sells allowances. Each allowance represents a ton of C02 emissions from power plants. The power plants expected to purchase these allowances are participants in RGGI. They become participants by decision of State Legislatures who enroll in RGGI by writing a law to that effect.
- All natural gas-fired and oil-fired plants that have nameplate capacity over 25 megawatts are required to purchase allowances from RGGI and include the cost…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 28, 2024 at 8:30am —
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This graph completely debunks the notion that renewables suppress the wholesale costs of electricity in the New England Market.
In this graph, Carbon Dioxide costs to fossil fuel generation plants are monetized to dollars per megawatt hour. CO2 costs are applied by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the costs to generators are passed to electricity customers. It is a…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 27, 2024 at 8:08am —
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By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD – An announcement Wednesday from the Biden Administration that it is on track to offer a lease auction for commercial scale offshore wind for the Gulf of Maine this year, “puts the state on notice” that if it wants the jobs and the investment which comes from this renewable source “we’ve got to work on it now,” said state Sen. David Watters, D-Dover.
Watters said that the Gulf of Maine, off the state’s shores is known as a “sweet spot” with…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 26, 2024 at 8:58am —
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https://renewablesnow.com/news/maine-seeks-input-ahead-of-3-gw-offshore-wind-solicitation-855961/?utm_medium=email
Maine is seeking public input to underpin the future planning that the US state will need to make to achieve its goal of deploying up to 3 GW of offshore wind turbine capacity by 2040.
The feedback will be…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 26, 2024 at 8:39am —
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Maine has an electricity supply problem. Non-cooperative weather breaking down the physical delivery system is getting more frequent and widespread. Our utilities are trying to keep up, but the trees get in the way. A state that is 90% canopied by forest growth should not have any adversity towards cleaning out weak, dead, and obviously old and unsteady trees away from power lines. How many standby household generators are called to operate as the power is interrupted and restoration…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 7, 2024 at 9:25am —
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In the first RFP for the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program, the PUC issued the following statement to all bidders prior to selection of projects:
NOTE REGARDING EVALUATION OF COST: The Commission’s evaluation will focus on the cost and benefits to Maine ratepayers rather than the overall costs and benefits of the project. ( Bold, italic and underline by…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 4, 2024 at 9:26am —
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By Peter Behr | 04/03/2024 06:38 AM EDT
Snowballing policy and infrastructure issues pose a threat to electric reliability as a greener U.S. economy demands more power.
Executives of U.S. regional power grids are warning they face new and unprecedented challenges as energy demand grows and the industry takes on the enormous shift to carbon-free electricity.
Without…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 4, 2024 at 8:30am —
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$2M in USDA grants will help 17 Maine farms, rural businesses become more energy-efficient
Seventeen Maine farms and other…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 3, 2024 at 9:19am —
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The Crazies are now assaulting major regulatory agencies with trash talk.
The PUC is not immune either.
Democrats are the worse.
Maine Land Use Planning Commission…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 3, 2024 at 8:59am —
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By Robert Bradley Jr. -- April 2, 2024
“It is entirely possible that the total costs to build, maintain and replace units every 20+ years (at end of service) would be prohibitive compared to other sources of energy. Beyond these cost considerations, sources indicate that the turbine blades cannot be recycled and are piling up in landfills. Fossil fuels will also still be needed to maintain the lubrication of these units, and what about…
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Added by Dan McKay on April 2, 2024 at 11:10am —
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The Chart Below Displays Annual Generation from Natural Gas-Fired Electrical Plants in New England 2008 to 2023 ( A Fossil Fuel)
2008 : Generation = 51,237,000 Megawatt Hours
2023 : Generation = 54,451,000 Megawatt Hours …
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Added by Dan McKay on March 29, 2024 at 9:35am —
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Merrimack Station in Bow, the last operating coal-fired power plant in New England, is set to close its coal operations by June 2028, the plant’s parent company announced Wednesday.
The decision is part of a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, after the Conservation Law Foundation and the Sierra Club brought lawsuits under the Clean Water Act against the parent company, Granite Shore Power.
According to the agreement,…
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Added by Dan McKay on March 28, 2024 at 9:16am —
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by Rob Roper
This week the House voted in favor of …
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Added by Dan McKay on March 23, 2024 at 9:35am —
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2. State wind energy generation goal. The State's goal for wind energy development in proximate federal waters is for at least 3,000…
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Added by Dan McKay on March 19, 2024 at 8:54am —
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Added by Dan McKay on March 13, 2024 at 10:00am —
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New York prices more than double last bid in Mass
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Added by Dan McKay on March 1, 2024 at 11:18am —
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Maine elites with climate catastrophobia have identified offshore wind as a key component of reaching clean energy goals, which include using 80% renewable energy by 2030, with the intention of reaching 100% by 2040.
What does it mean to reach renewable energy…
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Added by Dan McKay on March 1, 2024 at 9:41am —
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The democrats of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee are running rampantly against standard committee practice.The democrats outnumber the republicans in the committee 8 to 5. Both chairs are democrats and they are very bold, but one wonders how ethical their actions are.
For instance, a couple weeks ago, a work session was scheduled for a bill that would provide for a study on how Maine might restrict the build-out of…
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Added by Dan McKay on February 29, 2024 at 8:03am —
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recorded the 2022 total Maine electric sales at 11,875,708 megawatt-hoursThe EIA record shows Maine has generation capabilities from renewables at 11,257476 megawatt-hours.
This means if Maine would qualify just one in-state hydropower plant over a 100 megawatt capacity as renewable, Maine…
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Added by Dan McKay on February 28, 2024 at 12:28pm —
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The New England Integrated System Operator (ISO) issued a report in 2022 that looked at four scenarios to decarbonize the New England power grid by 2040. The report projected increases in power demand from EVs and electrification of home…
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Added by Dan McKay on February 27, 2024 at 11:19am —
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