Comments - James LaBrecque and Canadian Hydro Destroy The Wind Lobby - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T08:32:59Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A130510&xn_auth=noTo make comment/question to t…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-29:4401701:Comment:1303592018-03-29T14:07:22.387ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p><span>To make comment/question to the PUC about the NECEC project :</span></p>
<div>From the PUC website, locate and click on " Online Filing, Docketed Cases, Forms & RFPs " from the left hand column.</div>
<div>Click " Public " in the "Online Filing " Box</div>
<div>Click " Submit a comment in a case/docket "</div>
<div>Enter 2017-00232 for the case number and Click " go " </div>
<p><span>To make comment/question to the PUC about the NECEC project :</span></p>
<div>From the PUC website, locate and click on " Online Filing, Docketed Cases, Forms & RFPs " from the left hand column.</div>
<div>Click " Public " in the "Online Filing " Box</div>
<div>Click " Submit a comment in a case/docket "</div>
<div>Enter 2017-00232 for the case number and Click " go " </div> Thank you Dan.tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-29:4401701:Comment:1305292018-03-29T03:53:13.436ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>Thank you Dan.</p>
<p>Thank you Dan.</p> Long Islander,
I believe this…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-29:4401701:Comment:1303482018-03-29T00:57:52.495ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>Long Islander,</p>
<p>I believe this is the Portland Project : The line voltages seem to be local distribution, not large transmission upgrades necessary to support generation projects.</p>
<div><div>Maine Power Reliability Program</div>
<div>Portland Area Analysis - Solutions Assessment <span> </span><span>3/13/2018 case # …</span></div>
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<p>Long Islander,</p>
<p>I believe this is the Portland Project : The line voltages seem to be local distribution, not large transmission upgrades necessary to support generation projects.</p>
<div><div>Maine Power Reliability Program</div>
<div>Portland Area Analysis - Solutions Assessment <span> </span><span>3/13/2018 case # <a id="gmail-ctl00_GridPlaceHolder_grdSearchedPublicDocument_DgdCustomGrid_ctl05_lnkMatterNumber" name="gmail-ctl00_GridPlaceHolder_grdSearchedPublicDocument_DgdCustomGrid_ctl05_lnkMatterNumber"></a>[2011-00138]</span></div>
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<div>The all transmission solution that is recommended includes <em><strong>17 miles of new 115 kV lines</strong></em>, <em><strong>15 miles of</strong></em></div>
<div><em><strong>new 34.5 kV lines</strong></em> and upgrades or new construction at 8 substation sites.</div> I wonder whether the mystery…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-28:4401701:Comment:1306162018-03-28T23:58:03.719ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>I wonder whether the mystery $214 million CMP Portland area project mentioned in the BDN (but gone unnoticed by the PPH) relates to Canadian hydro or wind.</p>
<p><span><strong>CMP proposes $214 million Portland-area electricity infrastructure upgrade</strong></span></p>
<p><span>CMP turned down several requests for comment, and its detailed filing on the proposal has been termed confidential because it includes information about critical infrastructure that could pose a security threat if…</span></p>
<p>I wonder whether the mystery $214 million CMP Portland area project mentioned in the BDN (but gone unnoticed by the PPH) relates to Canadian hydro or wind.</p>
<p><span><strong>CMP proposes $214 million Portland-area electricity infrastructure upgrade</strong></span></p>
<p><span>CMP turned down several requests for comment, and its detailed filing on the proposal has been termed confidential because it includes information about critical infrastructure that could pose a security threat if released.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://bangordailynews.com/2018/03/13/business/cmp-proposes-214-million-portland-area-electricity-infrastructure-upgrade/">http://bangordailynews.com/2018/03/13/business/cmp-proposes-214-mil...</a></span></p> Mr. McDonald,
In fact, CMP st…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-28:4401701:Comment:1305282018-03-28T23:23:40.684ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<div>Mr. McDonald,</div>
<p><span>In fact, CMP states in their 83D NECEC proposal that 23 projects are ahead of them in the ISO-NE interconnection queue. </span></p>
<div>Most all were proposed Maine wind and solar projects attached to other bid offers to the Mass, RFP., so I would think the costs were disclosed and evaluated against the NECEC proposal,</div>
<div>I do contemplate NextEra , perhaps EDP and wind friendly environmental groups,( NRCM, CLF , Renew New England ) will argue earlier…</div>
<div>Mr. McDonald,</div>
<p><span>In fact, CMP states in their 83D NECEC proposal that 23 projects are ahead of them in the ISO-NE interconnection queue. </span></p>
<div>Most all were proposed Maine wind and solar projects attached to other bid offers to the Mass, RFP., so I would think the costs were disclosed and evaluated against the NECEC proposal,</div>
<div>I do contemplate NextEra , perhaps EDP and wind friendly environmental groups,( NRCM, CLF , Renew New England ) will argue earlier placement in the interconnection queue, as well as Maine's wind goals in statute constitutes legitimate reason to halt the project.</div>
<div>My gut feeling is the PUC is cognizant of the fact that wind is not the pleasure of the rural parts of Maine that it once was, that Maine has exceeded it's own renewable percentage standards, that wind has proven to raise electric rates, that everyone had a fair chance in the Mass. RFP and, finally, the fact that the Governor is pushing the permitting agencies to move forward expeditiously. </div>
<div>This project still awaits an interconnection study by ISO-NE.</div>
<div>This project will increase the transfer limits at the Surowiec South interface from 1600 MW to 2600 MW, so there is no added room for other significant proposals. Another transmission upgrade would be required to do so.</div>
<div>I am curious about the situation where the NECEC project's power is purchased thru a PPA with Mass. utilities, but most of Maine's wind facilities are also contracted with the same utilities. The bidding for inclusion to the ISO-NE market could get interesting, especially where wind is expected to bid into the day ahead market fpr the first time beginning June 2019.</div> The bigger story is the inter…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-28:4401701:Comment:1304812018-03-28T22:50:47.619ZRichard McDonald/Saving Mainehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/richardmcdonald
<p>The bigger story is the intervention of wind/solar developers in the PUC deliberations on the NECEC project and the DEP/LUPC hearings forthcoming in late Summer. I spoke with Thron Dickinson, VP Business Development for Avangrid at the public meeting in Bingham on the NECEC project. I asked him if CMP has the capacity to run the MCPC line if the NECEC line is complete. He said, "no." Constriants in the southern end of the system would prohibit more megawatts - especially another 1200MW. I…</p>
<p>The bigger story is the intervention of wind/solar developers in the PUC deliberations on the NECEC project and the DEP/LUPC hearings forthcoming in late Summer. I spoke with Thron Dickinson, VP Business Development for Avangrid at the public meeting in Bingham on the NECEC project. I asked him if CMP has the capacity to run the MCPC line if the NECEC line is complete. He said, "no." Constriants in the southern end of the system would prohibit more megawatts - especially another 1200MW. I asked him if CMP had completed a formal study on the constraints and the cost associated with resolving the roadblock. He said, "no." Believing anything CMP/Avangrid states about their intentions is risky at best, but I can see a new initiative coming out of the intervention process giving CMP the green light to investigate this issue and report back with feasibility and cost - I assume they've already done the work. The bottleneck will seriously impede wind/solar development in western Maine and developers and their cohorts (including Democrats) will cheer this on. Be prepared for this outcome. NextEra Large wind farms/storage and solar farm plus NRG and Eversource have big plans for the MCPC line being built. Plus CMP and their Canadian partner have a proposed wind farm in northern Somerset they tucked into the 83D bid that went unnoticed. Stay tuned. </p> AVANGRID Subsidiary Central M…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-28:4401701:Comment:1303452018-03-28T21:57:31.113ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>AVANGRID Subsidiary Central Maine Power Chosen in Bid to Deliver Clean Energy to New England Grid</p>
<p><i>Massachusetts agrees to the company’s New England Clean Energy Connect from among 46 proposals as the sole solution in Commonwealth’s clean energy initiative…</i></p>
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<p>AVANGRID Subsidiary Central Maine Power Chosen in Bid to Deliver Clean Energy to New England Grid</p>
<p><i>Massachusetts agrees to the company’s New England Clean Energy Connect from among 46 proposals as the sole solution in Commonwealth’s clean energy initiative</i></p>
<p><a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/businesswire/press_releases/Massachusetts/2018/03/28/20180328005979" target="_blank">https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/businesswire/press_releases/Massachusetts/2018/03/28/20180328005979</a></p> Democrats of the Maine Legisl…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2018-03-28:4401701:Comment:1303382018-03-28T20:07:10.822ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>Democrats of the Maine Legislature are a curious bunch.</p>
<p>Their energy policy leader is Seth Berry who has been scratching his head as to why electric rates are going up in Maine.</p>
<p>He is so puzzled he sponsored a bill ” proposing to establish a task force to examine the cost of the delivery of electricity to homes and businesses in this State and the factors that may cause this cost to rise”………</p>
<p>“The task force would include among its members representatives of consumers,…</p>
<p>Democrats of the Maine Legislature are a curious bunch.</p>
<p>Their energy policy leader is Seth Berry who has been scratching his head as to why electric rates are going up in Maine.</p>
<p>He is so puzzled he sponsored a bill ” proposing to establish a task force to examine the cost of the delivery of electricity to homes and businesses in this State and the factors that may cause this cost to rise”………</p>
<p>“The task force would include among its members representatives of consumers, producers, electric utilities, the Governor’s Energy Office, the Public Utilities Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate and Legislators. ”</p>
<p>Well the Public Utilities Commission requested out.</p>
<p>The Governor’s Energy Office requested out.</p>
<p>But, the NRCM requested in.</p>
<p>I guess it’s hard to come to the reality that in 2008 when Berry was on the energy committee that produced the Wind Energy Act and the $1.4 billion dollar Maine Power Reliability Transmission upgrade project, that such things as wind projects and huge transmission projects would cost money.</p>
<p>Not to mention the expansion of the Renewable Portfolio Standards, the expansion of the Efficiency Maine Trust or the expanding carbon tax program, RGGI</p>
<p>All these costs are enumerated on the PUC website</p>
<p>So, I ask: why do all the democrats continue to kowtow to Berry’s position on energy ?</p>