Construction proceeds on NECEC power corridor through western Maine
About 41% of foundations for the setting of poles on the NECEC corridor have been completed, 31% of poles have been set and 34% of circuit wires are done, the developer said.
July 3, 2024
Stephen Singer
Press Herald
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The developer of a controversial 145-mile electricity transmission line through western Maine has told state regulators it’s making progress after resuming work last October, but projects such as setting foundations for poles and running wires are only about one-third completed.
In a report Monday on the New England Clean Energy Connect, Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power, told the Public Utilities Commission that access to the route is about 81% complete. However, 294 foundations for the setting of poles have been completed, or about 41% of the total; 217 poles have been set, 31% complete; and 36 circuit miles of wire work are done, or 34% of what’s required, Avangrid said.
The corridor, which is to bring hydropower from Canada to the New England electrical grid, has grown to $1.5 billion from an original price tag of $1 billion due to delays and cost inflation.
The report provided no information about when the project may be completed but indicated another report would be filed in January. Avangrid also did not say how much the delay may have cost developers, and said it would not comment on the report.
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Comment by arthur qwenk on July 7, 2024 at 7:36am
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NECEC won't help Maine.Maine energy costs are exorbitant due to green washed braindead Augusta energy policies and passive citizens controlled by socialists. trifecta Boston North socialists.
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Comment by Dan McKay on July 5, 2024 at 8:39am
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Expect an AI data center popping up in Lewiston
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If there is another ice storm, no power will come from Canada.
The hydro power will be used to counteract the variable, intermittent, up/down output of wind and solar systems, 24/7/365, instead of unaffordable battery systems that last about 15 years
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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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"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."
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