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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, Mabel.Monroe, Mitchell.Tannenbaum, Chris.Simpson, Christine.R.Cook, LYNN.A.FORTIN, Jeff.McNelly, Denis.Bergeron, Beverly.Shejen
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Filings (326) Data Requests (10)Public Comments (339) Active Party and Notification List (98) Assigned Staff (9)

Item No.	Date Filed	Description Of Filing	Filing Party	Filed By	No of Attachments	Deleted Filings
326	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	7
325	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	3
324	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	4
323	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	5
322	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	7
321	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	4
320	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	7
319	9/18/2018	CMP Response to Procedural Order - Visual Rendering of NECEC Line	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	5
318	9/18/2018	CMP'S Opposition to Generator Intervenors' Motion to Amend Protective Order 3	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Tracy, Sarah B.	1
317	9/18/2018	PROCEDURAL ORDER Late-Filed Petitions to Intervene	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1

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Posted By	Posted Date	Comments	Attachment(s)
Nancy Lynn NECEC Facts	9/18/2018	"CMP, Hydro-Quebec and Massachusetts insist this is from sustainable hydropower. But think about the source of this power - a massive impoundment the size of the state of New York east of James Bay. Do we dare speak to the uncomfortable truth that this power comes at a very high ethical and environmental cost, as Hydro-Quebec dammed, diverted and destroyed life-sustaining rivers that had sustained First Nations people in Quebec? Google Earth exposes this destructive footprint. The Rupert, Eastmain, La Grande, Caniapiscau, Great Whale and other free flowing rivers are all gone, dead. Calling this power "sustainable" is misleading." By Roger Merchant, Special to the BDN ? September 17, 2018 11:04 am
Michael Lauze Email ID:gracepondwest@gmail.com	9/16/2018	17 September 2018 To Whom It May Concern: The Board of Directors of the Grace Pond Subdivision Owners Road Association (GPSORA) voted to adopt a resolution in opposition to the CMP New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) proposal. We are a 20 member organization representing private land owners on the west side of Grace Pond - within a few miles of the proposed project. We are compelled to act as stewards of the land and environment of this region in northern Maine on behalf of its private landowners and tens of thousands of annual visitors. Our own participation in the debate has re-iterated several important points: 1. This project does not solve an unmet need for power for Mainers. 2. The project does not deliver enough economic value to Mainers that would more than offset the permanent damage and loss of value from tourism to the region. 3. The project will fundamentally change the scenic views enjoyed by tourists to the region, hikers, and all outdoor recreationalists in a way that would be irreversible and is unnecessary. 4. This project puts at risk unique habitat for native Maine Brook Trout and other species native to the area. 5. The studies outlining the benefits toward the fight for clean, renewable energy are not well articulated and have been disputed, requiring - at minimum - further independent study. The project does not go far enough to articulate how our broader geographic region would help the climate change or renewable energy initiatives. 6. This project would hurt local property values. 7. This project has been born out of the will of a few who are not acting in the broad best interests of the many. We submit this letter and commentary to ask that the Public Utilities Commission consider the overwhelming opposition to this project from those most directly impacted. Mike Lauze President, GPSORA gracepondwest@gmail.com
Namcy Sosman Frankfort	9/16/2018	"Sierra Club fires back on Quebec hydro Stored energy is neither green nor clean" TONY DONOVAN and BECKY BARTOVICS Sep 15, 2018 CommonWealth Magazine "Central Maine Power's transmission line is an onslaught on the people and environment of Maine. The opportunistic and blatant disregard for the functions and values of the forested lands in western Maine, scientifically proven to act as a carbon sink to New England, is a travesty. Our forest provides a benefit to clean air and water that no scar of a transmission line kept open for years with herbicides and cutover can possibly amend. To suggest that it is a clean way for Massachusetts to don a renewable energy cloak going into the future is patently ridiculous and mendacious." https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/sierra-club-fires-back-on-quebec-hydro/
Sandra Howard Say NO to 145-mile transmission line through Maine Facebook group Caratunk, ME	9/16/2018	On behalf of our 3,293 members and other concerned parties, I would like to thank the PUC Commissioners and staff for providing the two recent Public Witness Hearings in Farmington and The Forks on Friday, 9/14/18. We appreciate that no time limit was placed on testimonies even though there were approximately 69 individuals prepared to speak between the two hearings. We hope the PUC makes note of the grassroots, public interest that was reflected from these statements. Even with the short notice and timing of the meetings, there were over 200 individuals in attendance at these hearings. None of us were paid to be there, we were there on our own time and own dime to urge the PUC to deny CMP's application for a CPCN. We also appreciated the opportunity to submit nearly 50 letters with approval from those parties along with our spoken testimony to Say NO to NECEC. We are encouraged that a third Public Witness Hearing has been added in Hallowell on 10/17/18 to provide further opportunity for others to present sworn testimony and share their concerns about the negative impacts of NECEC.
Mary and Charles Dorchester PO Box 282 Kenduskeag ME Email ID: c.d.dorch@juno.com	9/16/2018	We've been watching with increasing alarm CMP's plan to cross a significant part of wild Maine with heavy duty transmission lines to carry power to Southern New England. While such a project would be profitable to CMP and helpful to Southern New England, we do not think it will be healthy for the woods, waters, and wildlife of Maine. Increasingly other sources of power production are become available, such as solar power. Southern New England needs to rely more heavily upon such resources within its own boarders, and not look to the north. We would like to see the PUC cancel CMP's proposed project Docket 2017-00232.
Justin Preisendorfer 27 Uhlman Drive Thornton NH 03285	9/15/2018	Please see attachment	Dear PUC,.pdf
Beth Kiernan 2965 Kennebec Rd, Newburgh, ME 04444 Email ID: bethn45@hotmail.com	9/15/2018	As a wife and mother of lifelong Mainers, former Marine Science Technician in the US Coast Guard, research scientist published in Nature, and conservationist of Maine's waterways and forests, I strongly oppose the NECEC. Maine should not be brown in order for Massachusetts to be green. The NECEC would be a detriment to Maine on many levels with no clear benefit to Mainers: 1. CMP is foreign-owned and controlled - removed parties should not make decisions about our land. 2. The construction jobs created by this project would be temporary and consist of non-Mainers as CMP has stated they will need to bring in an unspecified amount of skilled workers from outside Maine. 3. Upon completion of this project, CMP would have an additional 53 miles of lines to service - when there is maintenance or repairs needed (particularly during an act of nature), Maine customers will have to contend with Massachusetts customers for service by CMP in the towns of the proposed corridor. 4. Reducing native vegetation throughout the corridor would negatively impact wildlife - a decrease in the integrity of brook trout and deer habitat and increased hunting pressure on deer in the corridor would erode these populations. 5. Carving the path and reducing native vegetation would result in erosion of river and waterway banks. 6. Herbicide application and runoff would lead to compromised water quality. 7. Hydro-Quebec's re-routing of clean energy away from New York and Ontario to Massachusetts would require NY and Ontario to seek another affordable energy source which would likely come from fossil fuels. This would actually harm the environment and increase the area's carbon footprint while decreasing air quality. 8. The North Woods and Kennebec River Gorge are renowned by tourists and Mainers alike for their pristine viewshed. A reduction in the unique "unspoiled wilderness" of the area would reduce marketability and tourism leading to a decline in revenue and jobs.
Matthew R. Dubois 331 Memorial Hwy, N. Yarmouth, ME 04097 101 Valley Rd, Sumner, ME 04292 T7 R9, Little Millinocket Lake, Northeast Piscataquis, ME 04462 550 Forest Ave, Suite 205, Portland, ME 04101	9/14/2018	As a Maine resident, land owner, camp owner and business owner, I urge the Maine PUC NOT to approve this project. I oppose permitting our state's resources to be given away to the shareholders of a profitable, foreign owned company - Central Maine Power. Our state needs to take greater control of our resources, protect the state's natural character, and the Public Utilities Commission has an obligation to ensure greater benefit to our state than this project provides. This is nothing but a giveaway for a little short term profit, at the long-term expense of our state. Those who live and recreate here, hunters, hikers, fisherman and landowners, all oppose this project. Please listen to the communities that would be impacted, and the people of Maine, and just say NO to this corridor project. Thank you, Matthew Dubois
Nancy Sosman Say NO	9/14/2018	On Monday, the staff of Insource Renewables voted unanimously to formally oppose CMP's proposed corridor. While we are active in the legislative and regulatory processes related to our solar work, this is the first issue that is not directly related to our business activities for which we as a company have taken a public position. Our staff was resolute in the need to exert our influence to protect the wilderness of the affected area and to bring to light the less-than-virtuous activities of CMP in other spheres. I will be in Farmington on behalf of our company on Friday to make our case to Commission staff regarding the inability for this project to demonstrate public need and to voice concern about CMP's ability to provide reliable service to its existing customer base due to its poor leadership. We will submit formal comments in opposition. I hope our participation is of assistance.
Nancy B. Chandler 53 Sprague Rd Phippsburg, ME 04562 Email ID: nchandler51@comcast.net Phone No.: 207-449-3237	9/14/2018	See attached - PUC contact form from Ms. Chandler	Nancy Chandler - Public Comment.msg

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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:
Meil, Kathleen		P.O. Box 583 Rockport ME 04856	Email ID: kmeil@acadiacenter.org Phone Ph: 207-236-6470 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
Flumerfelt, John	CALPINE CORPORATION		Email ID: jflumerfelt@calpine.com Phone Fax:
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:
Hunter, Rebecca			Email ID: rebecca.hunter@calpine.com Phone Fax:
Mills, Debra	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	ME	Email ID: Debra.Mills@cmpco.com Phone Fax:

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Staff Name	Role
Bergeron, Denis	Staff Analyst
Cook, Christine	Staff Analyst
FORTIN, ETHELYN	Support Staff
Huntington, Faith	Staff Analyst
McNelly, Jeff	Support Staff
Monroe, Mabel	Staff Analyst
Shejen, Beverly	Support Staff
Simpson, Chris	Hearing Examiner
Tannenbaum, Mitchell	Staff Analyst

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