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July 1, 2008

CMP pitches major upgrade

Central Maine Power wants to invest up to $1.4 billion in Maine to reinforce the reliability of its power grid and to handle new capacity generated by renewable resources, like wind.

The largest part of Augusta-based CMP's proposal entails building a 345-kilovolt transmission line from Orrington to Newington, N.H, which will involve building new substations and upgrading existing ones, according to a press release from the company. CMP is also joining with the Maine Public Service Co. in Presque Isle to look into linking the latter's service area to Maine's electric grid to avoid having transmission lines cross into New Brunswick.

The system upgrade will require approvals and permits from the Maine Public Utilities Commission, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and about 80 local governments and agencies. "On its own, the construction will create nearly 6,000 new jobs in Maine, and having a strong, reliable grid will mean brighter prospects for existing business and emerging renewable energy industries," CMP President Sara Burns said in a press release.

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From Tom

To whom this may concern,
And i believe it is all of us in theis state and country and planet.
for get the new lines, its time to go with a clean renewable means of energy.
It is my belief that CMP is therowing in the wind energy just for PC concerns and to counter the solor option. It is also pushing the jobs thing which may be some what true but we could also create huge amounts of jobs with the solor fields aswell. I am sure the fields will need plenty of lines and staions to operate which could include possible some of the same workers.
If Germany can do it, I would guess we here in maine can do it. Like my grandmother always says, there is never a day when she doesnt see the sun on the hill. (that is Bristol, sproul hill) next to damroscota.
As a note, I have been playing with electric vehicle (zap truck) as well as building a solor old hsoue parts travel cottage which I have enjoyed for the past 4 months every other weekend with out any ac power. Thats just one panel, one battery, propane heat and ice box.
It is working nice. I plan to make my 60 foot tug hull into operate on electric motors with deisel and solor.
There is one made in maine here that has the totla solor option (maine cat).
None of this stuff may be perfect for all the vcr's we currantly comsume but with a little work and some minor life changes I think it can all work.
Keep in mind, no one has come up with a perpetual motion machine yet but the sun and wind seem to be dam close?
A person via email sent me an interesting qoute the other day"behind every mighty oak, theres a nut that held its ground"
I love that!!
Thanks Tom Joyal
 

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