Case Details

- Case Details:

Case Number:

2021-00369

Case Status:

Open

Utility/Industry Type :

Electric

Utility/Industry Subtype :

Transmission and Distribution Utilities (T and Ds)

Case Type :

COMMISSION INITIATED

Case Subtype :

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Pertaining to Utility/Company :

VERSANT POWER^CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY

Case Title :

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION PROJECTS PURSUANT TO THE NORTHERN MAINE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Initiating Filer :

Commission Staff, CMS

Case Start Date :

11/16/2021

Assigned Staff :

Benedict.Cracolici,
Dale.Coty,
Deirdre.Schneider,
Faith.Huntington,
Julie.Pallozzi,
Pamela.Kowalchuk,
liz.wyman,
Sally.Zeh,
Christine.R.Cook,
robert.a.creamer

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Filings (44) Data RequestsPublic Comments (150) Active Party and Notification List (373) Assigned Staff (10)

Item No.	Date Filed	Description Of Filing	Filing Party	Filed By	No of Attachments	Deleted Filings
175	11/20/2023	PROCEDURAL ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
171	10/30/2023	eNGO Letter Regarding Negotiations for the Aroostook Renewable Gateway Project	NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE	Schultz, Rebecca	1
170	10/30/2023	PROCEDURAL ORDER ON TRANSMISSION SERVICE AGREEMENT	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
169	10/13/2023	PROCEDURAL ORDER ON LATE FILED PETITION TO INTERVENE	Commission, MPUC	Commission, MPUC	1
168	10/8/2023	Late Filed Petition from Preserve Rural Maine	PRESERVE RURAL MAINE	Blanchard, Tanya	1
163	6/30/2023	CMP Request for Waiver	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	1
162	6/30/2023	Versant Power Response to February 3, 2023 Order	VERSANT POWER	Joyce, Katherine A	2
161	6/28/2023	CMP Request for Waiver	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	1
158	5/11/2023	Versant Letter	VERSANT POWER	Silver Karsh, Arielle	1
156	5/9/2023	Versant Request for Relief From Submission Requirement	VERSANT POWER	Silver Karsh, Arielle	1

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Posted By	Posted Date	Comments	Attachment(s)
Heather Donahue Beaver Ridge Rd, Freedom Email ID: littlemoonrefuge@gmail.com	11/30/2023	If all the parties can't come together at the start of this project, how will it play out long term? If Versant, CMP, and LS Power are already playing a game of hot potato about who will be responsible for catastrophic fires coming from this line--a reality borne out in too many places already--who will bear the brunt when it actually happens? Just like in other places, it will be our communities, where the line actually is. The PUC can regulate the politics, but we will be the ones dealing with charred homes and increased homeowners insurance policies. And catastrophic fires are just one of the issues these companies can't agree on. Please listen to the people who will have this in our backyards. Bury it. Looking at ISO New England's aggressive 2050 goals for transmission and generation, I'd ask you, PUC, to please give us energy infrastructure with long term sustainability in mind, not the disastrous impatience of "Maine won't wait."
Steven Ingalls Stetson	11/30/2023	As the PUC attempts to facilitate an agreement between the various parties to the ARG project, one of the many things that the PUC should require is a restriction that prohibits the transmission of more than 1,200 MW of electricity over the transmission line, without the consent of all the parties and the PUC. Should a request for an increase be submitted, the agreement should stipulate that any parties new to the agreement must share in paying for the original cost of the construction of the ARG transmission line. As an example, if in the future ISO New England increases their present loss of source restriction on a transmission line from 1,200 MW to 2,000 MW, therefore allowing the ARG transmission line to transmit an additional 800 MW, and a State such as Connecticut agrees to purchase this 800 MW, then Connecticut should be responsible for paying for a proportional percentage of the original cost to construct the ARG transmission line. Further, the original cost assigned to, and being paid for by Maine ratepayers for the construction of the transmission line, should be proportionally reduced at that time. See the attached letter from ISO New England dated March 27, 2023 that discusses the possibility of increasing the loss of source limit from 1,200 MW to 2,000 MW, conceivably before the ARG project construction is complete.	jipc_loss_of_source_limit_final.pdf
Sharon L Sprague 877 MUDGETT RD Email ID: ssprague14@gmail.com Phone No.: 2076319313	11/29/2023	If the LS Power transmission line goes forward I am requesting Payment of 50% of my real estate value prior to the announcement of the huge transmission lines that will go over my property. I bought my property because it is surrounded by trees and fields. it is on a dead end and very private. The people who would be interested in living on my property would only be interested because it is so quiet and surrounded by nature. Having it bordered by huge ugly towers will completely take away the current scenic value of my property. Since i would not be able to sell my home in the future for enough money to relocate I think it is only fair to be reimbursed for the loss. Otherwise it should be considered theft and eminent domain should not give this company the right to steal my property and my investment in my future.
Shari Garland Corinth, ME	11/29/2023	Please, for the people of Maine, do the necessary research before approving this intrusive, invasive monster transmission line. Listen to the people who voted for you! If this was for the better of the community, this would not be done is such a shady fashion and more people would know about it! There has to be a better way than on the backs of hard working, tax paying Mainers! If this is such a great project, why can't it go on public land? Why can't it go in existing corridors? Why can't it be buried? Why can't that even be considered? Way to many questions that those affected are not getting answers to. Too expensive to bury it according to LS Power?.what is the expense for the people and communities affected? That to me is too expensive!
Brook DeLorme Palermo, ME Email ID: brook.delorme@protonmail.com	11/29/2023	Please see attachment for full comments!	2021-00369 comment.pdf
Josh Kercsmar 450 Waning Rd., Unity, ME 04988	11/29/2023	So, let me get this straight: The PUC, per LD 1710, is tasked with finding "the most cost-effective and efficient" way to move power from Aroostook to the ISO-NE grid. Yet it's now in a situation where an out-of-state development firm (LS Power) that wants to maximize profit is struggling to negotiate a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with two multinational firms (CMP and Versant) that also want to maximize profit. In turn, some number of Massachusetts entities will enter the mix -- and they, too, will want to maximize profit. After all these parties get the most money they possibly can, where does this leave Maine ratepayers? What of the Daymark Study's promised $2.33/month average monthly savings? If Mainers are going to lose generational land to this project, the least we could do is pay them an extra $2.33/month! Furthermore, if these profit-driven entities can't work together now, what guarantee do we have that they'll work together in the future? Is the PUC going to force an agreement through, only to put itself in a position where it has to moderate any future disagreements? And is it really in ratepayers' best interest for the PUC to draft a TSA for parties that are daily proving they can't play in the same sandbox? Please tell me we have good answers to these questions.
Kelly Flagg AGC Maine 188 Whitten Rd Email ID: kelly@agcmaine.org Phone No.: 2076224741	11/28/2023	Please see attached letter.	AGC MSCC AP letter to PUC re ARG project.pdf
Martha A Story-Foisy 26 Clark Rd, PO BOX 35, Freedom, ME 04941 Email ID: storyfoisy@gmail.com Phone No.: 207-382-3088	11/27/2023	I am all for the transmission of clean energy to where it is needed, however I do not support more aerial towers cutting through our land to do that. In this day and age, we should be talking about buried transmission lines. I highly support the buried HVDC idea.
Jorg Diemer 163 Ayer Ridge Road Freedom, Me	11/23/2023	Any new transmission lines should be underground. I've seen that most residents in the area are opposed to a new transition line. Sadly the PUC just rubber stamps anything any company wants to do. I do not want the transition line to go thru the town of Freedom. It's sad that the millions of dollars spent on Political advertising against pine tree power could have been spent on power rate reductions instead.
Deborah Diemer 163 Ayer Ridge Rd Freedom, ME 04941	11/23/2023	I regards to the proposed transmission line that may run through Freedom Maine I am opposed to any more above ground lines. As we move towards a future with renewable energy that is carbon neutral we need to upgrade our grid with an eye towards the future! This means underground lines. CMP & Versant power companies have proven they have plenty of money to spend during this last election cycle. Whether someone was pro PineTree Power or not it was obscene the amount of money they spent on political advertising. That money should have gone towards our future to provide us with a carbon neutral underground grid and rate reductions.

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Notification List Active Party List

Name of Person/Company	Representing Company	Mailing Address	Email/Phone/Fax
Abbott, Charles Lincoln		12 Mill Brook Road Plainfield CT 06374	Email ID: cabbott@greenleaf-power.com Phone Ph: 916-596-2503 Fax:
Abradi, Richard		35 Hartford Street Rumford ME 04276	Email ID: Richard.Abradi@catalystpaper.com Phone Ph: 207-369-2823 Fax:
Akers, Keith		250 West 57th Street Suite 701 New York NY 10107	Email ID: keith@syncarpha.com Phone Ph: 513-237-1749 Fax:
Albert, Eben M		PO Box 9729 Portland ME 04104 5029	Email ID: ealbert@bernsteinshur.com Phone Ph: 207-228-7364 Fax:
Allegretti, Dan		ME	Email ID: daniel.w.allegretti@constellation.com Phone Fax:
Allen, Chad		PO Box 1000 Pittsfield ME 04967	Email ID: callen@cianbro.com Phone Ph: 207-553-2735 Fax:
Aronson, George		ME	Email ID: GARONSON@CRMCX.COM Phone Fax:
Assistant, Smith Legal LLC		P.O. 5418 4 Wabon Street, Suite 1 Augusta ME 04332 5418	Email ID: Assistant@smithlawmaine.com Phone Ph: 207-480-1543 Fax: Fax: 207-480-1532
Bailey, Ryan		55 Technology Drive Suite 102 Lowell MA 01851	Email ID: rbailey@borregosolar.com Phone Ph: 508-240-4256 Fax:
Baker, George		ME	Email ID: GBAKER@HBS.EDU Phone Fax:

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Staff Name	Role
Cook, Christine	Staff Analyst
Coty, Dale	Support Staff
Cracolici, Benedict	Staff Analyst
Creamer, Robert	Hearing Examiner
Huntington, Faith	Staff Analyst
Kowalchuk, Pamela	Support Staff
Pallozzi, Julie	Staff Analyst
Schneider, Deirdre	Staff Analyst
Wyman, Liz	Hearing Examiner
Zeh, Sally	Staff Analyst

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