Hydro-Quebec is a Crown Corporation owned exclusively by the Province of Quebec. Hydro-Quebec stands to make $12.4 billion in profits off of the CMP Corridor by rerouting power they already sell to the Northeast on existing power lines, and charging Massachusetts more for it. Hydro-Quebec will return much of their profit off this project to their government, directly benefiting their residents while Mainers see only pennies.
It’s a terrible deal for Maine, and Hydro-Quebec knows it. That’s why they’ve funneled an astounding $6 million into a campaign to influence Maine voters through a loophole in our campaign finance laws (in addition to the $10 million CMP has spent).
Hydro-Quebec needs to stop meddling in our election, and as Tom Saviello said, “Mind their own fricking business!”
Send a message to Quebec by voting YES this November!
Linda Flagg
Livermore Falls
Yes it will be.
No CANADA TO MASS Corridor thru Maine !!
Vote YES to Stop The Liars.
Here in Maine,
Everything Is Beautiful.
The following paragraph was taken from the article on the Audubon presentation (What’s Happening to Our Birds?) further down on this page. This is a good reason why the area needs to stay undeveloped.
“Maine has the largest remaining block of forest in the eastern U.S. and these forests are vital to the breeding success of millions of forest songbirds every year. We are the “baby bird factory” for the entire Atlantic Flyway. Because of that, much of northern and western Maine has been designated as a globally significant Important Bird Area by National Audubon and BirdLife International. We have both an opportunity and a responsibility to help these declining birds.”
Mrs. Flagg misses a key point here: Hydro-Québec has considerable costs to cover in order to get its energy to the border. For the Clean Energy Corridor project, a portion of the line also has to be built on the Québec side, which is an investment of several hundreds of millions of dollars. Additionally, in the last few decades, we have invested billions of dollars in order to add generating stations to produce and deliver more clean energy, keeping in mind growing clean energy needs in neighboring markets. We now have plenty of surplus power so it’s completely false to say that we will be “rerouting power”.
What we do know is that the NECEC will bring renewable energy directly to Maine, lower electricity bills for Mainers, draw millions in funding and investments to Maine, create 1,600 jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New England. Learn more about all the benefits for Maine: https://www.sidebysideforgood.com/questions/what-are-the-clean-energy-corridors-benefits-for-maine
We are committed to inform citizens of the right facts while some of the most polluting fossil-fuelled power generators in Maine, Calpine and Vistra spends millions to fight this clean energy project admitting that it will lower energy market prices enough to hurt their profits. Their objective is to raise your prices and burn more dirty fossil fuel. Do you really think that’s a better deal for Maine?
Hey Hydro-Quebec instead of answering editorials why don’t you just testify under oath? Don’t tell us about all this project will cost you just save your money and keep your power and not do use a favor. Anytime someone has to drill a the old good deal down my throat it really means bend over. See you in November, that’s the only yes vote you’re going to get from me.
Well well, HQ – why don’t you just use the existing routes to NE? Oh, right, another route will provide another way to maximize profits. Sorry, you do NOT have excess power, it’s a complete fabrication. You don’t have ‘clean energy’ so quit using that term as well. Your large impoundments are a mix of methane and methyl mercury. You are dedicated to $$$$$$$ and that’s it, so don’t try to frame this as doing something good for Maine. And please provide documents and peer reviewed scientific research to support your claims of reducing emissions. And as another person here already posted – you people lost your chance when you ducked testifying under oath. The more you spend on trying to convince us you have a good project the more we are convinced it’s BAD. Use the VT route, it’s approved and ready to go. If you are THAT committed then why not go right now? Oh, right …… too expensive for you guys. Might reduce the profits.
Hydro-Quebec,
What is Calpine and Vistra’s sin? You’re PAC which contains companies that are owned by Spain deal in the same fossil fuel generation as Calpine and Vistra. That would be natural gas.
You know the old saying, “don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house.”
By the way, Calpine and Vistra will spend 6 million to your PAC ‘s 17 plus million to date.
Hydro, why are you sticking your money into a Maine’s Citizens Referendum?