The details: Maine’s PUC has tapped Clearway Energy Group to build a 800-MW onshore wind farm, and Avangrid to construct a 1.2-GW line (which will send those clean electrons to MA, CT, VT, and RI). The two projects are expected to deliver $2.4B in economic output. And during blustery Northern winters, the projects could curb costly oil use by over 10%.
Also on the docket: As we covered, ISO-NE is considering a separate transmission upgrade to send Northern Maine wind power to southern New England.
Why it matters: Ratepayers there face some of the country’s highest power bills—that’s why state officials have spent nearly two decades trying to harness Northern Maine’s wind potential. And as the region’s offshore projects face White House headwinds, onshore farms are looking far more feasible.
Wed, Aug 26
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
NEWS: New Englanders could split the bill on a 1.2-GW line to funnel wind power throughout the region.
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