November 25, 2024

New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC)

Central Maine Power
FERC Investigating Avangrid-NextEra Dispute over NECEC Interconnection
FERC ordered Avangrid and NextEra to submit additional briefs in their ongoing dispute over the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project.
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Scientists, First Nations Say Hydropower is Not Clean Energy
A critic of hydropower says politicians often make “vacuous statements about a particular energy source being clean, but that is not the case.”
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Maine Environmental Regulator Considering Suspension of NECEC Permit
Maine DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim is opening a proceeding to consider suspending the permit granted for the NECEC project.
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Maine Judge Vacates Public Land Lease for NECEC Tx Line
Environmental groups that oppose the NECEC project argue it would be destructive to the largest undeveloped forest east of the Mississippi River.
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Energy Storage Leads Conversation During NECEC’s Annual Legislative Roundup
The New England Clean Energy Council’s annual legislative roundup focused on the energy storage legislation passed by several state legislatures this year.
Avangrid
Avangrid CEO Says Park City Wind Pushed Back to 2026
Avangrid said it expects the Park City offshore wind project to begin commercial operations in 2026 instead of the 2025 date it previously announced.
Utility CEOs Emphasize Regional Perspective
Three utility CEOs from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. described their challenges in making the clean energy transition.
Overheard at the Energy Bar Association 2021 Annual Meeting
EBA marked its 75th anniversary at its virtual annual meeting, which included sessions on capacity markets and remarks by FERC Chair Richard Glick.
Renewables Boost Avangrid Q1 Earnings
Avangrid reported a 40% increase in its first-quarter profits, compared to the same period in 2020, buoyed by its renewables division.
Avangrid CEO Touts Renewable Energy Future
Avangrid touted its installation of nearly 620 MW of new wind projects last year and said it is poised to solidify its clean energy position in 2021.

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