The project contemplates 26 miles of transmission from Houlton to Haynesville, linking MPS to the New England electric power grid and interconnecting wind generation in northern Maine.
This project allows MPS to remain in the New Brunswick Balancing Authority, eliminating the impact on northern Maine ratepayers associated with MPS joining ISO-New England.
The project is also expected to improve northern Maine’s access to energy resources, provide northern Maine generators a direct path to the New England market, and promote renewable development in Aroostook county.
MPS submitted an application to ISO-NE in January 2009 to initiate an electrical study for this project.
MPS is a subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation and serves approximately 36,000 electricity customer accounts in Northern Maine.
