Tomorrow's Presentation by the nearly all-Female Energy/climate/innovation secretariat led by Mills
a taste of things to come...good , bad or just more emotionalized policy making?
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME -
MAINE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY IN 2019
Breaking News: Governor Mills to Keynote E2Tech Energy & Environmental Policy Forum
E2Tech is excited to announce that Governor Mills will provide closing remarks at E2Tech's Thursday morning (2/28) forum on Maine Energy & Environmental Policy in 2019.
Additionally, please note that Rep. Seth Berry -
House Chair of the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee - has been added to the panel.
We hope you will join Maine's energy, environmental, and cleantech leaders at this informative session discussing Maine energy & environmental policy initiatives.
Space is limited, so please register today
if you would like to attend.
When: Thursday, February 28, 2019
Where: Governor Hill Mansion, 136 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration & Networking Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Panel Session
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address from Governor Mills
What does the future hold? During Governor Mills' campaign, there was a clear focus on climate change initiatives, growing clean energy resources, and strategic electrification of the transportation sector, among other related goals. With Governor Mills' new administration, leadership transitions in the Department of Environmental Protection, a soon-to-be Office of Policy Innovation & The Future, and a variety of new policymakers in the Legislature, we will experience a transformation of environmental and energy initiatives here in Maine.
As a new administration begins its work, what will be its priorities? Will climate change mitigation and clean energy development remain a focus? Will it tackle transportation with 21st century solutions? Will the Legislature mirror these efforts?
Additional Speakers Include:
- Chairman Seth Berry - Representative, Maine State Legislature, House Chair of Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee
- Katherine A. Joyce - Shareholder, Chair of Energy & Land Use and Environmental Practice Groups, Bernstein Shur (Moderator)
- Melanie Loyzim - Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Hannah Pingree - Director, Governor's Office of Policy and Management
- Joyce Taylor, P.E. - Chief Engineer, Maine Department of Transportation
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CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power
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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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