1. Q. Is ISO-NE and NESCOE independent agencies?

    A. The ISO acts as the billing and collection agent for the New England States Committee on Electricity                  (NESCOE) for recovery of amounts reflected in the annual NESCOE budget.  

DIRECT TESTIMONY OF PHILIP L. BARTLETT II 
Q. Please state your name and business address 
A. My name is Philip L. Bartlett II. My business address is 26 Katherine Drive, Hallowell, Maine, 04347.
Q. What is your occupation? 
A. I have been Chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission since June 2019. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the New England States Committee on Electricity (“NESCOE”).   
Q. What is NESCOE’s mission?
  A. NESCOE’s mission is to represent the interests of the citizens of the New England region by advancing policies that will provide electricity at the lowest possible price over the long term, consistent with maintaining reliable service and environmental quality. 
 
Q. Please describe NESCOE’s staffing. 
A. NESCOE engages staff and technical consultants to undertake the research, analysis, communication, consultation, and advocacy necessary to achieve its mission. NESCOE had five employees in 2022 and just returned to its prior steady state level of six full-time employees.  

                                                                                      THE BUDGET 

                                                                                      Salaries                                           1,311,718 
                                                                                      Payroll Taxes                                      131,172 
                                                                                      Health and Other Benefits                   110,098 
                                                                                      Retirement §401 (k)                              52,469 
                                                                                      Total, Salaries and Wages                 1,605,457   

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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."

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