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Preserve Rural Maine Testimony Opposing LD 838
“An Act to Establish the Maine Clean Energy Authority” Written testimony submitted to the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee: January 20, 2026 Testimony in Opposition to LD 838, “An Act to Establish the Maine Clean Energy Authority” Senator Lawrence, Representative Sachs, and distinguished members of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, My…
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LD 838 – An Act to Establish the Maine Clean Energy Authority
A public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00 in the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee room. Summary This amendment establishes the Maine Clean Energy Authority, a public entity designed to oversee the development, financing, planning and coordination for the buildout of energy and transmission infrastructure within State borders. By replacing…
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Preserve Rural Maine’s Letter to Members
Dear Friends of Preserve Rural Maine: I write to update you on Preserve Rural Maine’s recent successes and to ask for your financial support as Board members and volunteers continue the fight to preserve the integrity of Maine’s rural communities, cultures, and the environment. Preserve Rural Maine (PRM) was founded as a member-based, tax-exempt, non-profit…
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Preserve Rural Maine Celebrates Two Years of Advocacy and Community Action
This month marks the two-year anniversary of Preserve Rural Maine, a grassroots organization formed to give a voice to Maine’s rural communities and protect the character, traditions, and landscapes that make them unique. What began as a small group of neighbors gathering around kitchen tables has grown into a statewide movement, bringing together residents, landowners,…
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Preserve Rural Maine Submits Testimony Opposing LD 810
LD 810 – An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines Senator Lawrence, Representative Sachs, and Members of the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee: My name is Tanya Blanchard, and I am the President of Preserve Rural Maine (PRM). PRM is an organization dedicated to preserving the communities, cultures, and environmental integrity of rural Maine.…
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Preserve Rural Maine Submits Testimony Opposing LD 596
LD 596, Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure Senator Lawrence, Representative Sachs, and Members of the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee: Preserve Rural Maine writes to express our opposition to LD 596. I am writing on behalf of Preserve Rural Maine, an organization dedicated to protecting the communities, cultures, and environment…
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Maine Legislature Committee Hearing Schedule 2/25/25 – 2/28/25
Lots of Bills Scheduled this Week One way to stay on top of what’s happening in Augusta is through the Legislative Committee schedules. Attending a public hearing is a great way to learn about a bill that’s being presented. You can offer testimony for or against the bill (or neither for nor against), or just…
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Urgent: New Bill Threatens Rural Maine Communities
LD 596 Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure A new bill has been proposed that would grant blanket approval for the Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure Project – a high-voltage transmission line that would cut through rural communities and include new or expanded substations. While this may sound like a typical infrastructure…
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PRM Testimony Opposing LD186 – An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission’s Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service
Testimony as provided to the Energy, Utilities, Technology Committee Senator Lawrence, Representative Sachs and Honorable Members of the Committee, I am writing to oppose the bill that would grant the Public Utilities Commission the authority to implement Time-of-Use (TOU) rates for energy consumption. While the proponents of this bill argue that TOU rates will lower…
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DOT Denies Maine’s $456 Million Dollar Grant Request to Develop Sears Island
A recent federal grant proposal aimed at developing Sears Island has been rejected. The grant was intended to fund the building of an offshore wind port on the island, one of the largest uninhabited islands off the US east coast that is connected by a causeway. While this news doesn’t mean that Sears Island is…
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