Maine Could Be Hurt by Law On Power Lines ; a New U.S. Law Could Force the State to Route Surplus Power Out of State, and Drive Up Cost for Mainers.
Portland Press Herald › December 11, 2006
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A federal law designed to ease electricity transmission bottlenecks and improve power reliability could hit Maine ratepayers in the pocketbooks - twice.
The measure could force the construction of transmission lines to move Maine's surplus power south. Not only could the loss of the surplus increase the price of electricity in the state, but Maine consumers also would have to pay part of the cost of building the lines.See the full content of this document
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Maine Could Be Hurt by Law On Power Lines ; a New U.S. Law Could Force the State to Route Surplus Power Out of State, and Drive Up Cost for Mainers.
State regulators say they are fighting to make sure the law doesn't hurt Maine ratepayers or take away the right of Maine agencies to decide where, or whether, a transmission line should be built.
Because siting and building new ...See the full content of this document
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