Category: transmission
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Aroostook Renewable Gateway Receives Up To $425 Million in Federal Funding
News that the Biden-Harris administration will fund the Aroostook Renewable Gateway came suddenly, and we are still in the process of sorting through details. Broadly speaking, PRM supports high-voltage transmission options that minimize community and environmental harms, which is why we advocate for national best practices like burying HVDC lines along existing corridors. Without a statewide feasibility study (which…
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Current Focus: Northern Maine Renewable Energy RFI
The second Northern Maine Renewable Energy RFI was released in May, 2024. It is tracked at docket 2024-00099. Preserve Rural Maine will respond to this RFI and we will post our response here. Prior to the first attempted procurement, the PUC posted an RFI that was public: 2021-00223. Unlike in 2021, the PUC has decided…