BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Avangrid for a $425 million capacity contract for its Aroostook Renewable Project, a proposed clean energy transmission line to connect a substation in Haynesville to the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) power grid in Pittsfield with a 111-mile transmission line with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts. As a former member of the Maine House of Representatives’ Environment and Natural Resources Committee, I appreciate this investment and its support of the transition to clean energy. This award is great news for Maine’s grid reliability and resiliency, and the development of this transmission line will address ongoing energy constraints in northern Maine. ~ Scott Strom, Waterville