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Case Number :	2017-00232	Case Status :	Open
Utility/Industry Type :	Electric	Utility/Industry Subtype :	Transmission and Distribution Utilities (T and Ds)
Case Type :	REQUEST FOR APPROVAL	Case Subtype :	CERTIFICATE OF FINDING OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE & NECESSITY
Pertaining to Utility/Company :	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Case Title :	REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CPCN FOR THE NEW ENGLAND CLEAN ENERGY CONNECT CONSTRUCTION OF A 1,200 MW HVDC TRANSMISSION LINE FROM QUEBEC-MAINE BORDER TO LEWISTON (NECEC) PERTAINING TO CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY.
Initiating Filer :	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Case Start Date :	8/28/2017
Assigned Staff :	Faith.Huntington, Mitchell.Tannenbaum, Chris.Simpson, Christine.R.Cook, Kathryn.Arnott, Denis.Bergeron, LYNN.A.FORTIN, amy.mills
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Filings (633) Data Requests (10)Public Comments (1365) Active Party and Notification List (128) Assigned Staff (8)

Item No.	Date Filed	Description Of Filing	Filing Party	Filed By	No of Attachments	Deleted Filings
633	5/7/2019	Notice of Appeal	NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES	Olfene Esq., Amy K.	6
632	5/3/2019	ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND APPROVING STIPULATION	Commission, MPUC	Commission, MPUC	4
631	4/8/2019	DKelly Exceptions and Comments to Examiners' Report	Kelly, Dot	Kelly, Dot	1
630	4/8/2019	NextEra Energy Resources, LLC's Exception to Examiners' Report	NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES	Olfene Esq., Amy K.	1
629	4/8/2019	CMP Comments/Exceptions to the Examiner's Report	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	1
628	4/8/2019	Town of Caratunk's Exceptions to Examiner's Report	TOWN OF CARATUNK	Caruso, Elizabeth	1
627	4/8/2019	Western Mountains & Rivers Corporation Exceptions and Comments to Examiners' Report	WESTERN MOUNTAINS & RIVERS CORPORATION	Smith, Benjamin James	2
626	4/8/2019	NRCM Exceptions to Examiners' Report	NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE	Ely, Susan	1
625	4/8/2019	Generator Intervenor's Exceptions to the Examiner's Report	BUCKSPORT GENERATION LLC, CALPINE CORPORATION, DYNEGY INC.	Bartlett Esq., Stephen	1
624	4/8/2019	IECG Exceptions to Examiner's Report	INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSUMER GROUP - IECG	Landry ESQ, Andrew	1

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Posted By	Posted Date	Comments	Attachment(s)
Board of Selectmen Town of Industry 1033 Industry Road Industry, ME 04938 Phone No.: 207-778-5050	5/14/2019	Public Comments Attached	2017-00232.pdf
Mike Sova PO Box 286 Kingfield Maine Email ID: Mike.sova@verizon.net	5/5/2019	This project bring jobs and revenue to an area of Maine that needs it badly. I think the environmental impact will be minimal.
Doug Allen 6 Charles St. Orono, ME 04473	4/30/2019	Public Comments Attached	2017-232 Allen.pdf
Tom Saviello 11 School Lane New Sharon, ME04955 Email ID:drtom16@hotmail.com Phone No. :207-778-4046	4/10/2019	The record for Case No.2017-232 (NECEC)requires correction. Presently CMP has positioned and extensively cited Starks as a supporter of the project when there has never been a motion and vote by any official body in town as to that support. A number of town officials have stated their position in support of the project. They have often cited their elected positions which would seem to indicate they represented the town's position, but they were not in fact representing the town of Starks in their statements. However, CMP has taken this implication as fact when they have been advised, and should have known, not to.
John Fallon ME Email ID: fallonauto@verizon.net	4/10/2019	Comments attached.	CMP letter2.pdf
William Schmidt 19 Pine Grove Road, Pownal, ME 04069	4/8/2019	Questionable Backing Behind the Two Reports That CMP Used as "Economic Studies" CMP is using two "Economic Studies" as part of selling the project to Maine. CMP's studies make it look good for CMP. However, if you look behind those studies, we can see why. "NECEC TRANSMISSION PROJECT: BENEFITS TO MAINE RATEPAYERS ? The main author is Daniel E. Peaco, Principal Consultant at Daymark Energy Advisors. ? Daymark Energy Advisors is an energy consulting firm based in Worcester, Massachusetts. ? Before working at Daymark, Mr. Peaco worked for Central Maine Power from 1986-1996. Granted, just because he works for a company from Massachusetts and used to work for CMP does not make him a criminal, but it is unlikely that he or his firm can make an impartial assessment. THE ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND CLEAN ENERGY CONNECT IN MAINE ? This document was used to provide an estimate of the tax impact on the towns in the corridor. ? This document, published in September of 2017, was prepared by Ryan D. Wallace and Charles S. Colgan from The Maine Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Southern Maine. ? On the surface, this seems good. However, this document makes several references to the first questionable document. ? More interesting, is that the two authors received grants from "Power Engineers and Central Maine Power (Avangrid)" in the Spring to Summer of 2017, prior to the release of the report. ? Mr. Colgan didn't mention receiving the grant. Mr. Wallace noted the grant in his resume, and included Mr. Colgan as the Co-Principal Investigator. Again, just because they accepted grant money from CMP, does not mean that they are criminals, but it is unlikely they could make an impartial assessment. In a similar way, should we trust a report from Marlboro that indicates that smoking does not cause lung cancer?	Questionable CMP Economic Studies.docx
Roger Dennison 4 Taft Avenue Lexington, MA 02421 Email ID: rdennison@cdimeters.com Phone No.: 781-863-8774	4/5/2019	To slow the ravages of climate change we need to seize every opportunity to bring affordable clean energy into populous areas. NECEC is an excellent opportunity, with minimal environmental impact and offering an excellent source of hydropower to complement locally-produced solar and wind energy. Please approve it.
Jim Wright 800 Troutdale Rd, The Forks Me. Email ID: mastermaineguidejim@gmail.com Phone No.: 207-474-8526	4/4/2019	I have a lake house and property on Lake Moxie that abuts this proposed project and am in full support of the NECEC line! I see in no way at all in which this will adversely effect my quality of life there. I see many benefits to the NECEC line like cleaner energy, reducing energy costs for Mainers, adding tax base to local communities, good Maine jobs to build and maintain the line, availability of fiber for high speed internet to rural communities, hunting, fly fishing, hiking, snowmobile and ATV opportunities in the corridor. But most importantly its being built with in the best interest of current and future generations of Mainers. PLEASE APPROVE THIS BENNIFICIAL PROJECT!! THANK YOU!!
Stephen Ryan 13 Cross St., Saco,Me 04072	4/3/2019	I am against the corridor for the following reasons: Gov Le Page wanted it while Vt and NH did not. Mass has consistently denied a natural gas pipeline to Maine We pay very high prices for gas and electric. Why should Mass get a free ride while we get a couple of bucks a month off our electric bills. We will not have access to the Quebec power, just measly welfare payments. When some party fails to pay(and they always do over 40 years) what then? We are desecrating the Maine woods including the Appalachian trail and the Kennebec gorge and we have not thoroughly investigated the carbon savings. CMP is not trustworthy. When the nuclear plants were being built they claimed Power would be so cheap, it would not be metered! This is a bad contract for Maine. Please reconsider. Thank you. S Ryan
Brian and Kathy Arsenault Freeport, Maine	4/2/2019	The quality of Maine, the legacy of Maine, the future of Maine is in your hands. Choose wisely because that hideous path of power lines cannot be undone. Ever. We have too much to lose. See my full letter attached.	puc.docx

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Notification List Active Party List

Name of Person/Company	Representing Company	Mailing Address	Email/Phone/Fax
Loomis, Lauren		Kittery ME 03904	Email ID: sunatmidnght@gmail.com Phone Fax:
Boyb, Amy		ME	Email ID: aboyb@acadiacenter.org Phone Fax:
Meil, Kathleen		P.O. Box 583 Rockport ME 04856	Email ID: kmeil@acadiacenter.org Phone Ph: 207-236-6470 Fax:
Donovan, Deborah		ME	Email ID: ddonovan@acadiacenter.org Phone Fax:
Keefe, Josh		1 Merchants Plaza Bangor ME 04401	Email ID: jkeefe@bangordailynews.com Phone Ph: 207-990-8259 Fax:
valigra, lori		PO Box 1329 Bangor ME 04402	Email ID: lvaligra@bangordailynews.com Phone Ph: 207-583-1121 Fax:
Hayden, Rachael		PO Box 9729 Portland ME 04104 5029	Email ID: rhayden@bernsteinshur.com Phone Ph: 207-228-7136 Fax:
Libby, Marcia A		PO Box 9729 Portland ME 04104 5029	Email ID: mlibby@bernsteinshur.com Phone Ph: 207-228-7346 Fax:
Moser Esq., N. Joel		100 Middle Street P.O. Box 9729 Portland ME 04101	Email ID: jmoser@bernsteinshur.com Phone Ph: 207-228-7155 Fax: Fax: 207-774-1127
Novosel, Sarah	CALPINE CORPORATION	875 15th Street NW Suite 700 Washington DC 20005	Email ID: sarah.novosel@calpine.com Phone Ph: 202-777-7623 Fax:

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Staff Name	Role
Arnott, Kathryn	Support Staff
Bergeron, Denis	Staff Analyst
Cook, Christine	Staff Analyst
FORTIN, ETHELYN	Support Staff
Huntington, Faith	Staff Analyst
Mills, Amy	Staff Analyst
Simpson, Chris	Hearing Examiner
Tannenbaum, Mitchell	Staff Analyst

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