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Maine Lawmakers Signal Opposition to NECEC

May 6, 2018
Michael Kuser
By Michael Kuser The leaders of two key Maine legislative committees told Massachusetts regulators Friday that they oppose a proposed transmission project that would cross Maine to deliver a large amount of Canadian hydropower to Massachusetts. In a letter to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, the chairmen of Maine’s...
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Massachusetts Bids Adieu to Northern Pass

Mar 28, 2018
Michael Kuser
By Michael Kuser Massachusetts on Wednesday revoked its selection of Northern Pass as the sole winner of a massive clean energy solicitation, saying it will instead enter contract negotiations with the rival New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project. The decision capped a tumultuous two months since the state chose...
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Generators Challenge HVDC Line at Maine PUC

Mar 25, 2018
Michael Kuser
By Michael Kuser Three top generators in Maine have asked the state’s Public Utilities Commission to allow them to intervene late as full parties in the proceeding on New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), the 1,200-MW HVDC transmission line proposed by Central Maine Power (CMP) and Hydro-Quebec. The 145-mile project...
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Northern Pass Cleans up in Mass. RFP

Jan 25, 2018
Michael Kuser
By Michael Kuser Eversource Energy and Hydro-Québec were the big — and only — winners in a solicitation to provide Massachusetts with 9.45 TWh of renewable energy each year, state officials revealed Thursday. The selection of the companies’ joint Northern Pass transmission project means that an additional 1,090 MW of...
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ISO-NE Effort to Accommodate States Leaves them Alienated

Jan 10, 2018
Rich Heidorn Jr.
By Michael Kuser and Rich Heidorn Jr. New England state regulators ended up split over ISO-NE’s plan for accommodating clean energy procurements — yet seemingly united in their dismay over how the RTO’s stakeholder process ended. Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island opposed the Competitive Auctions with Sponsored Policy Resources (CASPR)...
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RGGI States Agree to Increased Emission Reductions

Aug 24, 2017
Michael Brooks
By Michael Brooks The nine states comprising the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have agreed to accelerate reductions in power sector carbon dioxide emissions by lowering the cap-and-trade program’s annual allowances by 30% over 10 years. The changes to the program, announced Wednesday, also include the addition of an Emissions Containment...
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Maine Gov. Vetoes Net Metering Bill; Override Likely

Jul 10, 2017
Michael Kuser
By Michael Kuser Maine Gov. Paul LePage followed through Monday on his promise to veto a solar net metering bill, calling it bad policy that would “result in irrational outcomes.” LePage | Jim Bowdoin, Maine.gov The state Legislature passed the bill (LD 1504) with a bipartisan, veto-proof majority June 28.
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FERC Orders Hearing in Maine Dispute over Capacity Rules

Dec 28, 2016
By William Opalka FERC ordered hearing and settlement procedures in a dispute over capacity obligations in an area of Northern Maine separate from ISO-NE (ER17-192). The dispute concerns the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, whose transmission system is not directly connected with the rest of New England and whose market...
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State Briefs

CALIFORNIA
Nov 14, 2016
Lucerne Valley Residents Oppose SoCalEd Renewable Energy Project Southern California Edison is attempting to sooth the concerns of Lucerne Valley residents who are seeing red over a project to move renewable energy generated from northern states to the Western region, which requires construction of new capacitors near their homes and...
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Dykes | RGGI

State Briefs

CALIFORNIA
Nov 7, 2016
Don Pedro Reservoir Scheduled For Major Refurbishment in 2017 The Don Pedro Reservoir hydrofacility is scheduled for three major refurbishment projects in its Power Tunnel in 2017, costing an estimated $7 million. | Google The work will be completed in two phases, each taking about 45 days. The first phase,...
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