PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 16, 2020
Mainers need to support the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project to bring hydroelectric power from northern Quebec to our electric grid. We need more electricity for our communications, internet, heat pumps, industry and electric cars. These opportunities do not come very often. There are groups that will oppose any energy project in their backyard. We must balance our communities’ growing needs with the downside of each option, and we must develop several sources to keep the power flowing when the wind is not blowing or the sun is not shining. Fortunately, the NECEC benefits are large and the downside is small. ~ Brenton Hill, Buxton