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Totally Unnecessary Billion Dollar Lake Erie Power Line Project Still Moving Ahead

June 30, 2017 by Paul Crowe

ITC Lake Erie Connector, an underwater and underground cable from Canada to Erie County

The ITC Lake Erie Connector received a “Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity” from Canada, one more step in the necessary approval process before beginning construction of a project no one needs. The news release states: The ITC Lake Erie Connector is a proposed 1,000 MW, bi-directional, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) underwater transmission line that […]

Obama’s DOE Gives Last Minute Presidential Permit to Lake Erie Connector

January 13, 2017 by Paul Crowe

Included in the last minute flurry of activity by agencies of the Obama administration, the DOE has issued a presidential permit authorizing the ITC Lake Erie Connector. As noted previously: … the EPA is forcing power plants off line so fast without making any provisions for replacement power that our grid is quickly becoming weak […]

Warning: Pennsylvania’s Politically Correct Electricity is Arriving Now

June 26, 2016 by Paul Crowe

First Energy is now upgrading everyone to politically correct electricity courtesy of the PA legislature - and you must use less and you must use it at the proper time of day

Did you get the notice in your mailbox about the upcoming installation of smart meters? Have you seen the ads from First Energy saying “the switch is on” to cleaner energy, renewable power and smarter technology? If so, you might think our electric utility is all in favor of “green energy,” but the truth is, […]

What Everybody Ought to Know About the Lake Erie Underwater Power Cable

June 9, 2016 by Paul Crowe

Mitchell coal plant in Courtney, Pa., one of the state's power plants closed due to EPA regulations

In light of a recent comment about the ITC Lake Erie Connector, it’s time to return to it and ask a few questions. ITC’s documentation covers the “what it is” and “how it will be done” in great detail, but there’s very little information about who is doing it and why it’s even necessary. Pressed […]

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