If you have facts to the contrary then present them.

Yeah, you got me. The Maine State government is awesomely run.

I stuff a corner of the sock/pantyhose/cheesecloth grenade into the top of one of the pole sections of my roof rake and flip it from the rake directly onto the roof. Takes a little practice but it's slick once you get the hang of it. I'm too short to just toss it up there under my own power.

Having a generator or battery storage is the solution, or candles and wood stoves.

No need to cut down millions of trees.

Sure felt like it, lol. My son went and got us dug out right after that.

i was legitimately curious as i see his idea as being usefull for a couple of things

I have standard offer and my estimated bill is already showing approx. 50% jump over last January.

Ok and your point?

Wood stoves are more green than solar panels

You know that there all exactly the same kind of tree, right?

Cool map! Nice Guinness in the background! 🍺🍻

Reminds me of my sump pump. That's officially double backed up.

I guess for heat/cooking. A wood stove and some wood is good for a single backup.

Idk what happened to OPs generator and i'm saying this is it... but I feel like that's a thing where folks get into trouble, just like not running them every so often and changing oil every year.

There are liquid natural gas terminals in New England that would normally be adding gas supply at mid-points in the pipelines. And the prices paid at those terminals are normally very high compared to pipeline gas, which they needed to be to attract loads here instead of other terminals around the world. Now with the war in Ukraine, LNG terminals in Europe are paying far higher rates than prices in New England, so ships are going there instead.

Bought into community dollar in spring 2021, online right before the new year so we got the tax credit, and been enjoying my $13/mo bill since late spring 2022 for the connection fee and first 50kwh. Break even has gone from 7 years to just over 2 years since we originally signed up.

The Irving's are also the 5th largest land owner in the USA.

Snow build up on porch roofs will rip them off the house. Not built to take the same loads as the main roof.

i meant public land but yeah. we have those assholes here too

You were just saying that CMP was building windmills and dams in Maine to provide power to Massachusetts, you don't get to pretend you didn't say that

I think that Mills forced them to give us a better deal yes.

That being said I don't think CMP is benevolent, I think that the fossil fuel companies funding the opposition fo to the corridor are malevolent and are acting because they don't want more green energy competing with their oil and natural gas plants in New England including Maine.

And between the two I think Texas based fossil fuel companies are more malevolent than Avangrid yes.

I'm not pro CMP, I'm anti fossil fuel industry

I really dont care about cmp.

So why didn't these issues you mention, double the cost of electricity 3,4,5,6 or 7 years ago, but rather did in the last 12 months? The only change I can see is that natural has increased in cost due to recent factors. Since natural gas has gone down in price the last couple of months, it would stand to reason that the cost wouldn't almost double but at least stay stagnant. Nevertheless, if they are locked in paying the 2022 natural gas screwed power rates, then we are just screwed until 2024. Unless there is some clause that allows rates to be renegotiated.

I'm not versed in the vagaries of state PUC rules, but most have a list of allowable expenses for inclusion in the "cost to deliver" electricity rates. In Oregon they can expense maintenance of right of ways, but it's a fixed amount. Like, the total for maintenance is capped, and how much they do is proportional to the cost per mile. They also have to maintain the entire network, and not just the easy bits. Indiana might be different, as might Maine. I do know CMP hires local ROW maintenance crews.

I understand argument that the cost of energy is going up and CMP just transmits it. However, I wonder how the 42 million they spent defending the corridor as well as the 11 million spent so far fighting Pine Tree Power so far factors into the equation. Is it considered an operating cost therefore reducing “profits”? I can’t seem to find any info on CMPs profits. This would be important info to have for discussions such as these. If anyone knows where to find this info please share.

Can’t you just park at the boat launch on 302? It’s 1/4 mile from Sunset Variety and plowed all winter for ice fishing.

This probably isn't as effective but it might make you feel better.

Yep the plastic to food weight ratio on those things is insane. I stay away from them for sure. You can get nori in much greater quantities and much more eco-friendly packaging (just a thin, flat bag).