PUBLIC HEARING: Thursday, March 14, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
STATE OF MAINE
129TH LEGISLATURE
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LEGISLATIVE NOTICES
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sen. Mark Lawrence, Senate Chair
Rep. Seth Berry, House Chair
PUBLIC HEARING: Thursday, March 14, 2019, 1:00 PM, Cross Building, Room 211
(L.D. 334) Bill "An Act To Change the Definition of "Renewable Capacity Resource"" (HP0259) (Presented by Representative BABINE, S. of Scarborough) (Cosponsored by Senator CHIPMAN, B. of Cumberland, Representative CAIAZZO, C. of Scarborough, Representative COLLINGS, B. of Portland, Representative FARNSWORTH, D. of Portland, Representative PIERCE, T. of Falmouth, Representative GATTINE, D. of Westbrook, Representative HANDY, J. of Lewiston, Representative PEOPLES, A. of Westbrook, Representative CROCKETT, E. of Portland)
(L.D. 754) Bill "An Act To Ensure the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Trust Fund Continues To Promote Energy Efficiency and Benefit Maine Ratepayers" (HP0559) (Presented by Representative WADSWORTH, N. of Hiram) (Cosponsored by Senator FOLEY, R. of York, Representative STANLEY, S. of Medway, Representative CAIAZZO, C. of Scarborough)
(L.D. 918) Bill "An Act Regarding Utility Line Extensions" (SP0273) (Presented by Senator KEIM, L. of Oxford) (Cosponsored by Representative BERRY, S. of Bowdoinham)
(L.D. 950) Bill "An Act To Develop a State Energy Plan To Provide a Pathway to an Energy Portfolio Free of Fossil Fuels" (HP0705) (Presented by Representative DEVIN, M. of Newcastle)
(L.D. 980) Bill "An Act To Amend Provisions of the Maine Energy Cost Reduction Act Regarding Assessments on Ratepayers" (HP0735) (Presented by Representative RILEY, T. of Jay) (Cosponsored by Senator LAWRENCE, M. of York, Representative WADSWORTH, N. of Hiram, Representative HANLEY, J. of Pittston, Representative GRIGNON, C. of Athens, Representative CAIAZZO, C. of Scarborough, Representative BERRY, S. of Bowdoinham, Representative DENK, D. of Kennebunk, Representative KESSLER, C. of South Portland)
(L.D. 1003) Bill "An Act To Ensure Accurate Explanations of Electric Bills" (HP0745) (Presented by Representative BERRY, S. of Bowdoinham) (Cosponsored by Senator CHENETTE, J. of York, Senator GRATWICK, G. of Penobscot, Representative COLLINGS, B. of Portland, Representative CAIAZZO, C. of Scarborough, Representative RILEY, T. of Jay, Representative CROCKETT, E. of Portland, Representative ACKLEY, K. of Monmouth, Representative RISEMAN, W. of Harrison, Representative KESSLER, C. of South Portland)
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CONTACT PERSON: Abben Maguire
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Comment
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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on March 14, 2019 at 5:34pm
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LD 918 started at 5:32
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Audio being Recorded. Yes Dan, lots of BS, and it seems most of the money, as usual, is slated for businesses that "do" pass their increases on to the customers while pocketing their rebates.
The one I liked (disliked) was that NY was financing its shortfalls off Maine Residents backs, somewhere down the line.
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Comment by Dan McKay on March 14, 2019 at 5:05pm
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Three frigging lies from Dylan Voorhees speaking on LD 754
1. Electric rates are not high at all.2. When you give money to people for efficiency you are teaching them to fish, not giving them a fish3. Energy efficiency money is saving people 4 to 5 dollars per dollar spent
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Neither the ENR or EUT have started as of 20 after 1:00
House is still in session
House closed 1:35
EUT started at 2:00
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Comment by arthur qwenk on March 13, 2019 at 8:26pm
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Occasional Cortex is said to have failed her "Bar" exam numerous times.
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Comment by Thinklike A. Mountain on February 28, 2019 at 8:50am
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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
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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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