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New England has been trying to build an 1.2MW ~150mi interconnect from Canada through Maine down to Massachusetts for many years now, and was hoping to wrap the
by jauntywundrkind 2y ago
New England has been trying to build an 1.2MW ~150mi interconnect from Canada through Maine down to Massachusetts for many years now, and was hoping to wrap the project up this year. https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/01/03/business/business-energy/central-maine-power-corridor-construction-completion-plan-2025/ https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/01/03/business/business...
Its been very controversial, especially because most of the land gows through Maine, cutting a line across it. Without doing much to improve Maine's grid. Mainer's passed a ballot initiative to halt the project, but courts ruled that Mainer's didn't have any right to halt the project.
So, the Central Maine Power (the power company) Corridor - officially called the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) - was back on. With various rounds of tax increases for various states & federal grants. Total cost has gone from $1B to over $1.5b.
Conceptually seems like a good idea! It's so unfortunate that it's such a visible cut through & across the land. And now, with this madness, who knows what the future holds.
- jeffbee 2y agoDid you mean GW?
- jauntywundrkind 2y agoI did! Thank you! I translated 1200 MW in my head to 1.2 GW but forgot to M->G by the time it came to post. 1.2MW is ~1600 HP, or two modern EV's at peak power. Let's hope that's not what all the fuss is for! :)