New England states enlist ISO-NE support for longer-term transmission planning effort

         

          What the heck is this all about?

          OK, we dive into this a little further

To: Al McBride, Vice President, System Planning, ISO New England
 From: NESCOE(New England States Committee on Electricity) Date: December 13, 2024 
 Subject: Transmission Needs for a Longer-term Transmission Planning RFP 
 CC: Planning Advisory Committee (PAC)
         What the heck is NESCOE?
NESCOE is a not-for-profit entity that represents the collective perspective of the six New England Governors in regional electricity matters and advances the New England states’ common interest in the provision of electricity to consumers at the lowest possible prices over the long-term, consistent with maintaining reliable service and environmental quality.
  What the heck does this statement mean?
"Common interest in the provision of electricity to consumers at the lowest possible prices over the long-term"
Alright, let's dive into this a little further.
For this first LTTP RFP, NESCOE is requesting that ISO-NE focus on two related objectives to enhance reliability and market efficiency. Specifically, NESCOE seeks to achieve a twofold objective of
(1) strengthening the connection between northern and southern New England, and
(2) facilitating the integration and deliverability of additional affordable generation resources located in Maine.
Sounds like Maine has an offer the rest of New England can't refuse!
Can there be a specific scope to this offer?
Final Requested Scope After further consideration, including stakeholder feedback and consultation with ISO-NE, NESCOE requests that ISO-NE adopt the following scope for the first LTTP RFP: 
(1) a requirement to increase the Maine-New Hampshire interface capacity to at least 3,000 MW by 2035 and increase the Surowiec-South interface capacity to at least 3,200 MW by 2035; and
 (2) a requirement to develop new infrastructure (e.g., substation) at Pittsfield, Maine that can accommodate the interconnection of at least 1,200 MW (nameplate) of onshore wind. Pittsfield should be used as the presumed location based on previous analysis; however, bidders may propose alternate locations which, based on their own expertise, bidders conclude would be more efficient and cost-effective. 
 (3) The required in-service date for both scope components is by 2035 unless a bidder can demonstrate supply chain issues that warrant a later in-service date. A strong preference should be given to bids with an in-service date by 2035, or as close as possible thereto recognizing supply chain constraint information bidders provide.
Just so NESCOE and ISO-NE knows, Maine people will not be bullied into accepting bird killing, landscape destroying, "lowest possible prices over the long term", pie in the sky, junk science, grid collapsing, "Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program", no matter how hidden you make it. 

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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 - 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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