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Case Number:

2026-00033

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 35-A M.R.S. S. 32010-I (FORMERLY DOCKET NO. 2025-00361)

Initiating Filer :

PUBLIC UTILITIES COM-TD

Case Start Date :

2/6/2026

Assigned Staff :

Benedict.Cracolici,
Dale.Coty,
Emily.Felt,
Julie.Pallozzi,
Nora.Healy,
Sally.Zeh,
Sarah.Coleman,
Michael.Haskell,
Bradley.Turner,
robert.a.creamer

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Filings (28) Data Requests (0)Public Comments (7) Active Party and Notification List (414) Assigned Staff (10)

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Item No.	Date Filed	Description Of Filing	Filing Party	Filed By	No of Attachments	Deleted Filings
28	3/13/2026	Versant Power Comments to Standard Form PPA Contract	VERSANT POWER	Joyce, Katherine A	2
27	3/2/2026	Procedural Order on Filing Instructions	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
26	2/27/2026	PROCEDURAL ORDER EXTENDING FILING DEADLINE	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
25	2/26/2026	PROCEDURAL ORDER ON REQUIRED GENERATION BID CONTINGENCIES	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
24	2/26/2026	Question & Answer Log Version 7	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
23	2/25/2026	PROCEDURAL ORDER CLARIFYING CAPACITY MARKET ELECTIONS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
22	2/25/2026	Question & Answer Log Version 6	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
21	2/25/2026	PROCEDURAL ORDER ON REVISED MASSACHUSETTS POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	5
20	2/20/2026	Question & Answer Log Version 5	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1
19	2/13/2026	Protective Order No. 1	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	COMMISSION STAFF, CMS	1

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Posted By	Posted Date	Comments	Attachment(s)
Tanya Blanchard Preserve Rural Maine PO Box 301 Albion, ME 04910 Email ID: Tanya@PreserveRuralMaine.org	3/20/2026	Please see the attached document for comments regarding updates to the ISO New England LTTP Request for Proposals that may impact this docket.	2026-00033 comment 032026.pdf
Steven Ingalls Private Citizen 394 Lapoint Road Stetson, ME 04488 394 Email ID: sjiemail@yahoo.com	3/13/2026	Dan McKay raises a very important point with asking the question with his public comment today of why the Maine PUC is not providing the public with any information about the bid proposals that have been received for the RFP in this case. As a comparison, ISO-NE has been disclosing certain information to the public concerning a related Long Term Transmission Planning RFP that looks to expand transmission capacity from Pittsfield south to NH and MA. Why isn't the Maine PUC willing to share comparable type information for its RFP with the public? The lack of transparency can undermine building public confidence. The publicly available information for the ISO-NE LTTP RFP bids can be found at this link: https://www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/100030/2025_lttp_rfp_proposal_summary_rev1_redline.pdf
Clayton McKay 35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive Email ID: mckaydan2@gmail.com Phone No.: 2074410479	3/13/2026	Many people who are being asked to pay for this stupid project are very interested in the bids received, particularly the routes selected for transmission lines. Why does the PUC keep information from the people?
Tom Jardine Retired 546 Sennebec Rd Union, ME 04862 Email ID: tom.jardine55@gmail.com Phone No.: 9728348187	2/15/2026	The PUC is doing a gross disservice to Maine electricity consumers by requiring RFP responders to adhere to a condition that "Developers must offer the same bid with identical terms and prices in order to be considered by any coordinating state or entity". To the extent that Maine develops its land to become a net exporter of electricity generation and transmission to surrounding states, its consumers should enjoy a lower cost of electricity than consumers of such surrounding states. Equalizing costs across states would be a substantive failure of the Maine PUC to garner adequate compensation to Maine's citizens for development of our states natural resources.
Clayton D McKay 35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive	2/11/2026	see attached file	Q Are ISO-NE and NESCOE.pdf
Clayton D McKay 35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive	2/10/2026	Is ISO-NE really technology-neutral as they proclaim they are? Building a transmission line solely to entertain a wind project in an area that is not even in the ISO-NE service area does not seem to meet the technology-neutral definition. Quite the contrary, this is outright favoritism and an abrupt turnabout for a grid operator that touts itself as competition protector. It appears more of a complete surrender to NESCOE ( New England States Committee on Electricity), an agency that describes itself as " A Board of Directors representing the six New England states directs NESCOE's affairs and engagement in regional issues. Each Governor appoints the state's NESCOE Manager. Regardless of the number of individuals each Governor appoints as a NESCOE Manager, each state has one undivided vote in arriving at NESCOE determinations" Governor appointments! One person appointing an individual to advance partisan policies. Who did Governor Mills appoint to "engage in regional issues"? as NESCOE Manager, Philip L. Bartlett II, a Democrat who was appointed to the Maine Public Utilities Commission in June 2019 by Governor Janet Mills. Prior to his appointment, he practiced law with Stacia, Bartlett & Chabot. He also served in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2012 and was elected by his peers to serve as Senate Majority Leader from 2008 to 2010. Bartlett chaired the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee as well as the Joint Select Committee on Maine's Energy Future The New England grid is not being run by an Independent System Operator. There is nothing Independent about a so-called technology-neutral agency that bows to another agency that has no intention to be technology-neutral. This is about as corrupt as the government gets.
Clayton D McKay 35 Bruce Tibbetts Drive Dixfield Maine Email ID: mckaydan2@gmail.com	2/9/2026	$2billon dollars worth of wind plants and transmission will not improve reliability in either ISO-NE or Maine. Reliability is the cornerstone mission of ISO-NE. The fact that they bowed to NESCOE to Request Bids to raise the transfer limits at the NH/ME border for 1200 megawatts of wind ( actual annual part-time production around 400 megawatts) is counter to their own mission. Not to mention most of all the Power Purchase Agreements the PUC has provided to wind projects are costing Maine ratepayers on their bills. Why isn't New Hampshire mentioned in the coordination effort? When will the public have opportunity to express their views about the lack of reliability this project presents and the required additional costs to overcome this lack of reliability. You can either advocate for ratepayers by rejecting all bids or bow to the partison legislature and blow up Maine electric bills.

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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		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:
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
Coleman, Sarah	Hearing Examiner
Coty, Dale	Support Staff
Cracolici, Benedict	Staff Analyst
Creamer, Robert	Hearing Examiner
Felt, Emily	Staff Analyst
Haskell, Michael	Staff Analyst
Healy, Nora	Hearing Examiner
Pallozzi, Julie	Staff Analyst
Turner, Bradley	Staff Analyst
Zeh, Sally	Reviewer

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