TODAY: LD 1810 Public Hearing and Worksession - Beginning 10:00AM

PUBLIC HEARING 

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Friday, March 16, 2018, 10:00 AM, Cross Building, Room 211

 

(L.D. 1810)          Bill "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Expedited Permitting for Wind Energy Development" (HP1255) (EMERGENCY) (Presented by Representative STETKIS of Canaan) (Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis, Representative GRIGNON of Athens, Representative HANLEY of Pittston, Representative STEARNS of Guilford, Representative HARLOW of Portland, Representative WADSWORTH of Hiram, Representative WINSOR of Norway)

 CONTACT PERSON:                      Abben Maguire

                                                      100 State House Station

                                                      Augusta, ME 04333-0100

                                                      287-4143

WORK SESSION AGENDA

 

ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

 

3/16/2018

12:00PM

Cross Building, Room 211

 

(L.D. 260)            Bill "An Act To Create the Maine Energy Office" (HP0193) (Presented by Representative FREDETTE of Newport) (Cosponsored by Representative WADSWORTH of Hiram, Representative GROHMAN of Biddeford, Representative HARVELL of Farmington, Representative O'CONNOR of Berwick)

(L.D. 1610)          Bill "An Act To Protect Privacy of Online Customer Personal Information" (SP0566) (Presented by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec) (Cosponsored by Representative CASAS of Rockport, Senator HILL of York, Senator WOODSOME of York, Senator MASON of Androscoggin, Representative ACKLEY of Monmouth, Representative GUERIN of Glenburn, Representative HARVELL of Farmington, Representative MOONEN of Portland, Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham) Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 205.

 (L.D. 1810)         Bill "An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Expedited Permitting for Wind Energy Development" (HP1255) (EMERGENCY) (Presented by Representative STETKIS of Canaan) (Cosponsored by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis, Representative GRIGNON of Athens, Representative HANLEY of Pittston, Representative STEARNS of Guilford, Representative HARLOW of Portland, Representative WADSWORTH of Hiram, Representative WINSOR of Norway)

CONTACT PERSON:                      Abben Maguire

                                                      100 State House Station

                                                      Augusta, ME 04333-0100

                                                      287-4143

http://legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Committees/EUT

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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."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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