MORNING SENTINEL • July 6, 2022
Thank you for your balanced coverage on the PUC’s decision to support CMP’s expansion of the power grid to benefit Nordic Aquafarms. Nordic needs all the power this grid expansion would provide to keep their fish factory running, a minimum peak demand of 28 megawatts, equal to the daily energy use of six midcoast cities combined. The energy and water use of this factory proposal would create a giant carbon footprint, as does 50 acres of forest removal being replaced by acres of concrete. Maine will never reach their carbon reduction goals while supporting carbon intensive industries like Nordic Aquafarms. Giant aquaculture projects are not the answer. Small, local aquaculture can help produce food and jobs, as will removing dams and restoring waterways to bring back wild fish stocks. ~ Sally Brophy, Upstream Watch, Belfast