Category: transmission
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Bidders Send Letter of Disagreement to ISO-NE Regarding LTTP Bid Disqualification
A coalition of interested parties sent a letter of disagreement to ISO-NE objecting to the disqualification of their bids in the Long Term Transmission Planning (LTTP) Request for Proposals (RFP). The coalition consists of: National Grid Ventures, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, ENE Transmission, and PowerBridge. According to ISO-NE, the bids were disqualified because they…
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New Transmission Line Proposed in Albion, Maine
The following article was shared on the Landowners’ Voice Substack and includes important information for rural Maine. National Grid Meets with Albion Representatives One of four bidders to ISO-NE, National Grid wants to build transmission in rural Maine National Grid, one of four bidders on ISO-New England’s Long Term Transmission Planning (LTTP) project, met with…
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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…