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May 12, 2024

Maine Public Utilities Commission (ME PUC)

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Legislators Gear up to Reconsider Maine Generation Authority Bill
The Maine Generation Authority bill would create a state-run entity that builds renewable generation and is modeled after the Maine Turnpike Authority.
Security Limits Inc.
Bid-rigging Allegation Clouds Avangrid Bid for PNM
Avangrid is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators following allegations that the company purchased millions in unnecessary equipment to boost profits.
Nexamp
EBC Highlights Trends in Maine, Mass. Solar Markets
The Environmental Business Council of New England gathered industry experts to discuss solar market trends playing out in Maine and Massachusetts.
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Scientists, First Nations Say Hydropower is Not Clean Energy
A critic of hydropower says politicians often make “vacuous statements about a particular energy source being clean, but that is not the case.”
Northern Light Health
Maine Prepares Statewide Storage Pilot for Critical Services
A new pilot in Maine to install up to 15 MW of energy storage at critical care facilities will focus on sophisticated energy consumers, such as large hospitals.
Sunrise Maine
Solving for Equity in the Rates and Climate Policy Equation
Given Maine's ambitious climate policies, one state regulator sees a need to reconsider how the costs of those policies are allocated to ratepayers.
Central Maine Power
Mills Tells Maine Legislature to Slow Down on Plan to Replace IOUs
Maine Gov. Janet Mills said a bill to replace the state’s investor-owned utilities was “hastily” drafted and needs a “full airing.”
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Electric Ferry’s Success Hinges on Storage Pilot in Maine
Maine's Casco Bay Lines has proposed an energy storage project for its new electric ferry, but some stakeholders oppose Central Maine Power's involvement.
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In Maine’s GridMod Movement, Innovating on Flexibility Gains Traction
A growing interest in grid flexibility looks beyond demand management to accommodate and balance distributed generation and loads.
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Overheard at 170th NE Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
Last week, Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable had a panel discussion on the role of utility regulation in decarbonization.

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