Bidders Conference Update

Nobody said a word.

Literally zero questions offered in public.

The conference was schedule for ninety minutes. The PUC attorneys finished their prepared Q&A after thirty minutes, and then opened it for questions. No bidders or other participants wanted to ask any questions publicly.

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So let me take this opportunity to re-introduce this substack.

Protect Maine Farmland is a substack about energy policy in Maine and New England, because this energy policy specifically impacts—and sometimes aims to take—fields, farmland, and forest in rural Maine to place solar panels, transmission lines, and wind turbines.

As of January 2026, one of Maine’s primary energy goals is to accomplish the Northern Maine Transmission Line and Wind Turbine project. This electricity is intended to be sold through Power Purchase Agreements to CT, RI, Mass, and VT.

Thus, it is literally selling off Maine rural landscapes to provide electricity to southern New England.

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Back to the bidders conference.

I was not able to discern from the list of participant boxes shown any names.

It’s not that surprising that bidders would like to stay private—but, since joint bids are now suggested and preferred, I was expecting a little more interaction.

Rewatch the video here. Below is a screenshot of what was visible on screen.

The Kibby Wind Site, Maine. View on Google Maps