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John Brautigam’s and Ron Fein’s April 7 Sun Journal article, urging Maine to “ban political spending by foreign-influenced corporations,” is disappointing. These men know better; in their adult lives each has worked for free speech and fair elections. Free and open speech is both constitutionally protected, and the cornerstone of a free society.
Their distaste for Central Maine Power’s New England Clean Energy Connect project seems to have clouded their judgment; they assert “… foreign entities shouldn’t be able to influence our elections. It doesn’t matter whether it’s Russian military intelligence [or] a Canadian energy conglomerate ….”
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Letter to the Editor: Maine would benefit from power line to Quebec
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Hydro-Quebec wants to run clean, renewable power into Maine and as part of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project. I’m all for it.
Despite opinions to the contrary, Maine will benefit directly from this important project. The NECEC will bring $140 million in direct electric rate relief on top of $350 million in indirect relief through lower wholesale energy prices throughout the region over the next 15 years.
Hydropower, solar, and wind are the future of clean energy in Maine and the U.S. Today, Maine is overdependent on oil and gas, in fact, the most dependent state in New England on fossil fuels. We can break from that dependence by relying on a trusted source of reliable power with a long history in Maine.