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CEDS goal: Realize 200 jobs in the Renewable Energy Economy by 2023.

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By late 2023, new battery technologies have lowered the cost of energy storage by as much as 70% (depending on the technology used) and the slowly growing number of batteries from recycled electric vehicles further reduces storage costs, both at utility and residential scale. This reduces the need for expensive gas peaker plants to cover uneven demand and creates more consistent energy price predictions. New ISO New England wind projects begin to break ground, and with the addition of cheap storage options, energy prices in 2025 are predicted to be 30% less per KwH. Additionally, it now becomes cheaper to heat homes using electricity than by using any other source, including natural gas. Most new construction plans no longer include natural gas heating.

Electric vehicles are now at 12% of new car sales in the AWEDD, but because most of them are charged off-peak, they balance grid loads more than overload them. Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc. creates a special task force to study the increase in fully electric vehicles and the impact on the grid and energy prices.

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Natural Resources and Climate Change

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Memo - Adpative Planning Session 1 Key Findings - NMDC

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Connectivity and Digital Transformation

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Memo - Stakeholder and Business Survey - NMDC Resiliency Strategy

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Changing Workforce

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Energy Evolution

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Manufacturing and Supply Chain

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Increasing cost of rare earth materials making EV batteries unfeasible to the consumer

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Increasing cost of rare earth materials making EV batteries unfeasible to the consumer

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State and Federal subsidies to encourage trade-ins of heavy emissions vehicles

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State and Federal subsidies to encourage trade-ins of heavy emissions vehicles

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Apply for more gov. grants to bring EV charging to rural Maine. Do not waste money on "slow" chargers.

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Apply for more gov. grants to bring EV charging to rural Maine. Do not waste money on "slow" chargers.

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Most battery technology is imported. There can be supply chain disruptions from the raw materials, lack of natural resources, or because mining laws are slow to change. 

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Most battery technology is imported. There can be supply chain disruptions from the raw materials, lack of natural resources, or because mining laws are slow to change. 

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Diversification of products/services for energy service providers & contractors in the area

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Revenue loss for traditional gas stations, a need for them to pivot

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Revenue loss for traditional gas stations, a need for them to pivot

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Huge leaps in battery recycling technology could come about. This could make the technology cleaner and make the raw materials last longer then becoming toxic waste. 

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Huge leaps in battery recycling technology could come about. This could make the technology cleaner and make the raw materials last longer then becoming toxic waste. 

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Natural gas prices are being forced upward through policy which has nearly doubled electric supply costs because cheap renewable energy supply is still unavailable.

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Battery mineral mining is being done in some cases by means not accepted by US standards. this could delay adoption of batteries being widely accepted as a replacement for baseload energy generation.

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Renewable technologies are getting cheaper over time but they are not yet competitive with fossil generation or nuclear power unless policy changes tilt the scale. Slow down the pace of adoption in Maine to wait for cost-effective renewables.

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Ensure worldwide human rights standards are established and maintained or don't buy minerals. Much like happened in the diamond trade. This will ensure confidence in consumers looking to make the EV leap.

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The possibility of creating a whole new industry of energy production in The County. Example:wind and solar are already a part of the landscape.   And solar solar growing rapidly.The discovery of lithuim crystals in Aroostook could be a huge game changer. However the effect n our natural resources will be the deciding factor weather that happens or not. 

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The possibility of creating a whole new industry of energy production in The County. Example:wind and solar are already a part of the landscape.   And solar solar growing rapidly.The discovery of lithuim crystals in Aroostook could be a huge game changer. However the effect n our natural resources will be the deciding factor weather that happens or not. 

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Biomass energy generation in modern CHP systems meets efficiency standards and supplies heat and electricity with a renewable low-grade feedstock abundant in Maine's forestry industry. A better balance of a CEDS-identified goal (biomass) with battery baseload supply supports a primary Maine industry and employs far more Mainers than battery installation to mimic baseload.

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Environmental regulations

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Raise awareness to our policy makers of the real economic impacts of fully supporting a Maine industry (biomass generation) and Maine jobs vs an outside industry dropshipping battery solutions into Maine.