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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 Requests
Public Comments (150)
Active Party and Notification List (373)
Assigned Staff (10)
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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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Comments
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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
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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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