BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 23, 2021
I’m writing in response to Jim Cyr’s letter from April 15, “Get the facts about NECEC.” The article he cites refers to our furnaces, cars and trucks. How exactly would the corridor change this picture? I don’t believe another controversial dam up in Quebec is the way to green Maine’s energy portfolio. Rep. Seth Berry is introducing a bill to buy Maine’s electric grid from CMP and Versant. The purchase would be financed with low-interest bonds repaid by electricity sales — no tax money. This would save us all money and it would set us up to transition to greener energy solutions, which I believe neither CMP or Versant care about when they don’t stand to profit. ~ Ethan Bien, Lubec