Maine PUC didn't get the memo on the public's rejection of EV's

December 3, 2023

Commentary: PUC will do a rigorous job with the public’s help


BY PHILIP L. BARTLETT, PATRICK SCULLY AND CAROLYN GILBERT

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.......To help reach Maine’s climate goals, we conducted two large-scale renewable energy procurements for more than 950 megawatts of power; approved new electric rate designs to support beneficial electrification; moved forward two large renewable energy projects in northern Maine; and initiated proceedings on grid modernization to ensure our utilities are investing in the grid Maine will need for a successful and affordable clean energy transition.

We are also focusing on reliability and resiliency in the grid planning case we opened at the direction of the Legislature. This process will help us identify challenges in connecting renewable projects to the electric grid and in planning for increased electricity demand as Mainers install heat pumps and purchase electric vehicles..................

...............In 2024, we will hold forums where you can voice your opinions, share experiences, and offer suggestions. We encourage you to listen to our proceedings, most of which are livestreamed on our website, and to file comments, which can also be done through our website. 

Please read the full article at https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/03/commentary-puc-will-do-a-rig...

MAINE PUC WEBSITE:https://www.maine.gov/mpuc/about/commissioners

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Comment by Dan McKay on December 4, 2023 at 5:48am

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Comment by Dan McKay on December 4, 2023 at 5:46am

Here are the projects totaling 968 Nameplate Megawatts selected by the PUC:

 

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 on the Maine expedited wind law

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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