Maine voters reject $10 billion Hydro-Quebec deal; Quebec vows to fight

[excalibur]

The insanity has taken hold of common sense. But EVs for everyone!

Maine voters rejected an enormous Hydro-Quebec project Tuesday, delivering a blow to the energy giant, and to Quebec, to the tune of $10 billion.

A proposed power line would carry Quebec-made hydropower to Massachusetts for 20 years, with that multi-billion-dollar price tag attached, but it needs to pass through Maine to get there.

The line is already under construction -- it already has all the necessary regulatory approvals -- but non-governmental groups in Maine gathered the signatures needed to force a referendum.

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Maine voters reject $10 billion Hydro-Quebec deal; Quebec vows to fight

Maine voters delivered a big blow to Hydro-Quebec and Quebecers, to the tune of $10 billion, when they rejected a power transmission line through their state in a referendum Tuesday.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

 

[Concerned American]

The insanity has taken hold of common sense. But EVs for everyone!

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Maine voters rejected an enormous Hydro-Quebec project Tuesday, delivering a blow to the energy giant, and to Quebec, to the tune of $10 billion.​

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A proposed power line would carry Quebec-made hydropower to Massachusetts for 20 years, with that multi-billion-dollar price tag attached, but it needs to pass through Maine to get there.​

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The line is already under construction -- it already has all the necessary regulatory approvals -- but non-governmental groups in Maine gathered the signatures needed to force a referendum.​

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Maine voters reject $10 billion Hydro-Quebec deal; Quebec vows to fight

Maine voters delivered a big blow to Hydro-Quebec and Quebecers, to the tune of $10 billion, when they rejected a power transmission line through their state in a referendum Tuesday.

montreal.ctvnews.ca

Hydro-Quebec has something up their sleeves. They made an attempt to purchase Avista power company in WA/ID a few years ago and it was unceremoniously rejected by the voters in those states as well. Why would I want to buy power from the canucks?

 

[excalibur]

Hydro-Quebec has something up their sleeves. They made an attempt to purchase Avista power company in WA/ID a few years ago and it was unceremoniously rejected by the voters in those states as well. Why would I want to buy power from the canucks?

Because MA needs the power thanks to stupid policies of the past 20-years.

 

[whitehall]

The majority of independent Mainers obviously don't want a gigantic right of way of electric lines carved across their state so that Canada can sell electricity to Mass. What's not to like about the decision?