Energy corridor group puts off decision
A state panel debating regulation of energy corridors in Maine has delayed its final recommendation following an unexpected bid to extend a moratorium on proposed projects.
The Commission to Study Energy Infrastructure rejected the extension - supported by paper mills and other industrial energy users that want to link energy corridor regulation to development of natural gas terminals - in a close, nonbinding vote Wednesday, the Kennebec Journal reported.The extension request was filed last week.
The 13-member study group has been meeting since September to determine how Maine can benefit from proposed transmission projects that will carry power from Canada to the Northeast. Keith Van Scotter, a study group member and president of Lincoln Paper and Tissue, said Maine should use money from leasing the corridors to reduce electricity costs.
Final recommendations were expected Wednesday, but, the panel has yet to resolve other issues, including how to handle oil and natural gas pipelines. It scheduled a final meeting for Dec. 2, the day the recommendations are due with the legislative committee that oversees utility issues, the paper reported.
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