MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • July 10, 2022
What the future might look like in regards to energy is taking shape in the Brunswick region.
Instead of making electricity rate payers spend between $9 million and $14 million to rebuild a five-mile transition line, state energy planners and Central Maine Power have come up with “a no wires alternative” that uses efficiency, demand management and battery storage to make sure that the lights stay on during hours of peak demand. In addition to having one less power line to look at, consumers are projected to save $8.5 million over the life of the program and Maine will get experience modernizing the electric grid at time when we need to transform the ways that we generate and distribute electricity in the fight against climate change. The future is here.