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Case Details:
Case Number:
2024-00137
Case Status:
Open
Utility/Industry Type :
Electric
Utility/Industry Subtype :
Transmission and Distribution Utilities (T and Ds)
Case Type :
COMMISSION INITIATED
Case Subtype :
INVESTIGATION
Pertaining to Utility/Company :
PUBLIC UTILITIES COM-TD
Case Title :
COMMISSION INITIATED INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON PROCEEDING TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE STRANDED COST RATE DESIGN
Initiating Filer :
MPUC
Case Start Date :
6/18/2024
Assigned Staff :
Dale.Coty,
Joyce.Horton,
Julie.Pallozzi,
Leslie.Raber,
William.Lohrman,
liz.wyman,
Sally.Zeh,
Jameson.McBride,
Briana.Littlefield
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Filings (338)
Data Requests (10)
Public Comments (20)
Active Party and Notification List (505)
Assigned Staff (9)
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Item No.
Date Filed
Description Of Filing
Filing Party
Filed By
No of Attachments
Deleted Filings
338
4/11/2025
2025-04-11 RHW Public Comments to Examiner's Report
RECORD HILL LLC
Novello, Mike
1
Filing moved to Public Comments.
337
3/18/2025
Brookfield and Onward Entities' Comments in Response to Hearing Examiners' Report (Revised)
BLACK BEAR HYDRO PARTNERS, LLC, BROOKFIELD WHITE PINE HYDRO LLC, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC, ONWARD ENERGY, RUMFORD FALLS HYDRO LLC
Rosen Esq., Joshua
2
336
3/17/2025
Comments of Bucksport Generation, LLC on Examiners' Report
BUCKSPORT GENERATION LLC
McEntee, Rachael Becker
1
335
3/17/2025
IECG Exceptions to Examiners' Report
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONS GROUP - IECG
Buxton ESQ, Anthony
2
334
3/17/2025
NRCM Exceptions
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE
Schultz, Rebecca
1
333
3/17/2025
Brookfield and Onward Entities' Comments in Response to Hearing Examiners' Report
BLACK BEAR HYDRO PARTNERS, LLC, BROOKFIELD WHITE PINE HYDRO LLC, Great Lakes Hydro America, LLC, ONWARD ENERGY, RUMFORD FALLS HYDRO LLC
Rosen Esq., Joshua
1
Removed per filers request to revoke due to a filing error. 3/18/25
332
3/17/2025
Versant Power Comments to the Examiners' Report
VERSANT POWER
Woodcock III, John A
2
331
3/17/2025
CPV Canton Mountain Wind, LLC and CPV Saddleback Ridge Wind, LLC Comments to the Examiners' Report
CPV CANTON, CPV SADDLEBACK RIDGE
McEntee, Rachael Becker
2
330
3/17/2025
MREA Comments to Examiners' Report
MAINE RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION
Verrill Dana, LLP
1
329
3/17/2025
Eagle Creek and affiliates Comments to the Examiners' Report
EAGLE CREEK RENEWABLE ENERGY
Wendemagegn, Afomia
1
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DR Set ID
Set Description
Issue Date
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Propounded Upon
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BBEAR-001
BBEAR-001
8/13/2024
10
VERSANT POWER
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BWPH-001
BWPH-001
8/13/2024
10
CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY
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BWPH-002
BWPH-002
8/13/2024
5
EXM (Advisor)
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BWPH-003
BWPH-003
8/13/2024
4
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONS GROUP - IECG
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BWPH-004
BWPH Data Requests Propounded On OPA
10/18/2024
1
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE
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BWPH-005
BWPH Data Request Propounded On NextEra
10/18/2024
1
NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES
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BWPH-006
BWPH Data Requests Propounded On IECG
10/18/2024
5
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONS GROUP - IECG
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BWPH-007
BWPH Data Requests Propounded on Versant Power
11/5/2024
6
VERSANT POWER
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CAPLI-001
Calpine Corporation's Data Requests Propounded Upon Central Maine Power Company
8/13/2024
4
CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY
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CAPLI-002
Calpine and Casco Bay Energy's First Set of Data Requests Propounded Upon the IECG
10/18/2024
1
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONS GROUP - IECG
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Comments
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CLAYTON DAN MCKAY
Ratepayer, Inc.
35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive, Dixfield, Maine 04224 Dixfield, Maine 04224
Email ID: mckaydan2@gmail.com
Phone No.: 2074410479
4/22/2025
How can Commissioner Gilbert deliberate in this case if she is a participant in NEB? Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES Part 1: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Chapter 1: ORGANIZATION, GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES ?109. Conflicts of interest In addition to the limitations of Title 5, section 18, the following limitations apply to prevent conflicts of interest. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, ?6 (NEW).] 1. Public utilities. A member or employee of the commission may not: A. Have any official or professional connection or relation with any public utility or competitive electricity provider operating within this State. How can the Commissioners issue an order before the Examiners produce rate impacts with figures? Aren't these two statements contradictory? Mission "The Maine Public Utilities Commission regulates electric, gas, telephone and water utilities to ensure that Maine citizens have access to safe and reliable utility services at rates that are just and reasonable for ratepayers and utilities." from Maine PUC website ?101. Statement of purpose "The purpose of this Title is to ensure that there is a regulatory system for public utilities in the State and for other entities subject to this Title that is consistent with the public interest and with other requirements of law and to provide for reasonable licensing requirements for competitive electricity providers. The basic purpose of this regulatory system as it applies to public utilities subject to service regulation under this Title is to ensure safe, reasonable and adequate service, to assist in minimizing the cost of energy available to the State's consumers, to ensure that the rates of public utilities subject to rate regulation are just and reasonable to customers and public utilities and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction levels set forth in Title 38, section 576?A. [PL 2021, c. 279, ?1 (AMD).]" Maine Statutes Is GHG creating a problem?
CLAYTON DAN MCKAY
Ratepayer, Inc.
35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive, Dixfield, Maine 04224 Dixfield, Maine 04224
Email ID: mckaydan2@gmail.com
Phone No.: 2074410479
4/12/2025
In the mid to late 1980s, the PUC approved several hundred megawatts of "Qualified Facility" contracts amounting to 30-40% of the utilities' load. Rates were based upon the planning assumptions and methodologies prevalent during those times. Oil was the majority fuel for electricity production. During this period, 1983-1986, oil prices were more than $30 per barrel and projected by most "experts" to reach $100 per barrel by the year 2000. Qualified Facilities were small, renewable fueled (biomass, refuse, and hydro) power plants, cogeneration facilities, and a multitude of DSM (Demand Side Management) programs. Since the supply cost of these alternative resources (QFs) was based upon the projections of expensive alternatives, including $50-$100 per barrel oil prices, the cost of electricity in Maine increased dramatically, about 50%. During 1993-1995, significant efforts were undertaken by electric utilities to reduce their cost structure, including the buyout of high-cost QF contracts. In many cases, the cost of just operating these QFs has exceeded the total cost of replacement power supply, which allows the utility to buy out the owners of such facilities and still achieve net savings. NEB is unaffordable to someone no matter how you cut the pie. The legislature was wrong in directing the PUC and the utilities embrace NEB. The obvious solution is similar to the same method used in 1993-1995. Drastically cut the compensation to NEB participation and leverage this to buy out contracts. Make 2025 the peak solar development year and steadily bring it to a halt.
Mike Novello
Record Hill Wind LLC
N/A
4/11/2025
Comments to the Examiners Report. Please see attached.
2025 04 11 RHW Comments to Examiner s Report.pdf
Eric Venturini
Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine
N/A
Email ID: eric.venturini@maine.edu
3/6/2025
Please see attachments
2024-00137 Letter Eric Venturini.docx
Stranded Cost Letter Merrills_Redacted.pdf
Clayton McKay
35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive Dixfield, Maine 04224
Email ID: mckaydan2@gmail.com
Phone No.: 2074410479
3/5/2025
Would you please include a discussion for an opt out choice for all customers, NEB and non NEB participants, during upcoming proceedings.
Michael Higgins
United Steelworkers Local 4-9
653 Waterville Road Skowhegan, ME 04976
2/27/2025
Please see attached letter from USW Local 4-9.
Sappi Union Letter_ 02.24.2025(22740278.2).pdf
Ajay Lesperance
United Steelworkers Local 900
113 Birchwood Lane Farmington, ME 04938
2/27/2025
USW Local 900 Letter is Attached
ND Paper Union Letter_ 02.24.2025(22740274.2).pdf
Herman Drouin
United Steelworkers, Local 449
51 Rogers Road Troy, ME 04987
2/27/2025
USW Local 449 Letter Attached
Huhtamaki Union Letter_ 02.24.2025(22740279.2).pdf
Maine State Legislature
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
2/27/2025
Please See Attached
Letter to the Commissioners 2-27-25.pdf
Rep. Christopher Kessler
Maine Legislature
House District 121 (South Portland/Cape Elizabeth) 39 Stanley Street South Portland, ME 04106
2/25/2025
Dear Chairman Bartlett & Commissioners Gilbert & Scully, I wanted to reach out to express my support for the negotiated agreement in docket No. 2024-00137. As a policy maker who is in favor of beneficial electrification and a transition to renewable energy, I am also cognizant of the costs that this transition will have on all ratepayers and how those costs can act against the goals we are pursuing. I am most sensitive to the impact that our policies have on low-income residential ratepayers, and I believe that a shift from 9% to 10% is a modest and absorbable shift that would provide needed relief for large customers and a fairer distribution of stranded costs. Beyond that, I feel confident that the Legislature may take further action this session to stabilize those costs and make them stable into the future. Thank you for your hard work! Be well, Rep. Christopher Kessler House District 121 (South Portland/Cape Elizabeth) 39 Stanley Street South Portland, ME 04106
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Representing Company
Mailing Address
Email/Phone/Fax
Abbey, Ross
100 N. 6th Street Suite 410B
Minneapolis MN 55403
Email ID: ross.abbey@us-solar.com
Phone Ph: 612-229-1920
Fax:
Abbott, Charles Lincoln
12 Mill Brook Road
Plainfield CT 06374
Email ID: cabbott@greenleaf-power.com
Phone Ph: 916-596-2503
Fax:
Abello MR, Thomas
14 Maine Street, Suite 401
Brunswick ME 04011
Email ID: tabello@tnc.org
Phone Ph: 207-687-4843
Fax:
Adams, ET AL, Herbert C
231 State Street .
Portland ME 04101 0
Email ID:
Phone
Fax:
Agnew III, Charles
148 middle st
portland ME 04102
Email ID: cagnew@competitive-energy.com
Phone
Fax:
Agnew, Mark
Email ID: magnew@eei.org
Phone
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
254 Commercial St
Portland ME 04101
Email ID: ealbert@pierceatwood.com
Phone Ph: 207-791-1282
Fax:
Allegretti, Dan
ME
Email ID: daniel.w.allegretti@constellation.com
Phone
Fax:
AnderBois, Sue
250 Summer St, 5th Floor
Boston MA 02210
Email ID: sanderbois@necec.org
Phone
Fax:
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Mailing Address
Email/Phone/Fax
Albert, Eben M
254 Commercial St
Portland ME 04101
Email ID: ealbert@pierceatwood.com
Phone Ph: 207-791-1282
Fax:
Blanchard, Tanya
PRESERVE RURAL MAINE
PO Box 301
Albion ME 04910
Email ID: tanya@preserveruralmaine.org
Phone Ph: 207-505-0737 Extn: 0
Fax:
Buxton ESQ, Anthony
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONS GROUP - IECG
PO Box 1058 45 Memorial Circle
Augusta ME 04332
Email ID: abuxton@preti.com
Phone Ph: 207-623-5300
Fax: Fax: 207-623-2914
Chamberlin, Susan W
103 Water Street, 3rd Flr SHS #112
Hallowell ME 04347
Email ID: susan.w.chamberlin@maine.gov
Phone Ph: 207-624-3679
Fax: Fax: 207-287-4300
Chamberlin, Susan W
103 Water Street, 3rd Flr SHS #112
Hallowell ME 04347
Email ID: susan.w.chamberlin@maine.gov
Phone Ph: 207-624-3679
Fax: Fax: 207-287-4300
Clemons, Keefe B.
MAINE RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION
One Federal Street 20th Floor
Boston MA 02110
Email ID: kclemons@verrill-law.com
Phone Ph: 617-357-3717
Fax:
Donahue Esq., Joseph
PO Box 1058 45 Memorial Circle
Augusta ME 04332
Email ID: jdonahue@preti.com
Phone Ph: 207-623-5300 Extn: 3293
Fax: Fax: 207-623-2914
Donahue, Joseph G.
ME
Email ID: jdonahue@preti.com
Phone
Fax:
Dunitz, Jonathan
MAINE RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION
One Portland Square
Portland ME 04101
Email ID: jdunitz@verrill-law.com
Phone Ph: 207-774-4000
Fax:
Frawley, Erin D
CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY
83 Edison Drive
Augusta ME 04336
Email ID: erin.frawley@cmpco.com
Phone Ph: 207-621-3866
Fax: Fax: 207-621-4714
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Staff Name
Role
Coty, Dale
Support Staff
Horton, Joyce
Staff Analyst
Littlefield, Briana
Staff Analyst
Lohrman, William
Staff Analyst
McBride, Jameson
Staff Analyst
Pallozzi, Julie
Staff Analyst
Raber, Leslie
Hearing Examiner
Wyman, Liz
Reviewer
Zeh, Sally
Reviewer
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