Energy

Campaign trail: Cutler visits Biddeford (Journal Tribune)

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

The Journal Tribune covered Eliot’s visit to Biddeford yesterday to meet with local business owners and listen to their concerns about the business environment in Maine. Here is an excerpt:

[Cutler] believes he has some answers about how to rein in the high cost of health insurance in the state. The health care reform package passed by the U.S. Congress provides an opportunity to set up an insurance co-op for small businesses, he said. If small businesses could be bundled together and purchase insurance in a group, Cutler said, he believes costs would become more manageable.

You can read the full article here.

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VIDEO: My Experience Managing Federal Budgets

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

While appearing on Pachios on the News, Eliot discusses his experiences as Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science in the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 1977 to 1980.

While working at the White House, Eliot was responsible for approving and cutting programs that represented a significant portion of the federal budget.

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Maine Energy Resources – Lower Cost Electricity for Maine

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

We have an extraordinary abundance of clean, renewable energy resources in Maine: our forests and croplands, our onshore and offshore wind, our tides and our ample sun. We need to be sure that some of these renewable resources are used to generate electricity for use right here in Maine, to lower electricity costs for Maine businesses and homeowners and to generate jobs and incomes for Maine.

Maine Energy Resources, a publicly-owned business chartered to operate as a public power authority, will use low-cost, tax-exempt capital to generate electricity throughout Maine from our renewable resources and will accelerate the development of clean and low-cost electricity in Maine. Maine Energy Resources will invest in energy efficiency in Maine and will enter into public-private partnerships with energy entrepreneurs. Maine Energy Resources will not export electricity out of state, because an important part of its mission will be to put the electricity to work in Maine.

Lowering the cost of electricity is one of the most important tools we can use to keep jobs in Maine, to expand businesses in Maine and to attract new investment.

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Nuclear Power in Maine

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Eliot received the below question from Karen Mayer via Facebook. Please see the question and answer below:

THE QUESTION

I want to ask your position on the new push for nuclear power. Given your history, I know you are environmentally sensitive. I am, I guess, looking for some assurance that you won’t support nuclear power and that Maine will continue to be a nuclear-free state. Thank you.

- Karen Mayer

ELIOT’S ANSWER

Hi Karen,

Thank you for your question.

I do care greatly about the environment, and have spent much of my career working on environmental issues, going back to my days with Sen. Muskie when I helped to write the Clean Air and Water Acts.

I do not support nuclear power in Maine.

I do believe, however, that we must lower the cost of living and doing business in Maine and that lower cost electricity is one of the major ways we can accomplish that.

I want to create Maine Energy Resources, a public power authority that will use low-cost capital to help entrepreneurs develop clean, renewable energy to be used in Maine, creating more jobs and higher incomes for Maine people.

Eliot

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VIDEO: MAINE’S ENERGY OPPORTUNITY

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Eliot recently spoke with the UMaine student senate about his experience helping to formulate energy policy in the White House and why he believes that Maine can become an leading global energy center.

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Cutler Plan for Renewable Energy in Maine (Independent Political Report)

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

The Independent Political Report writes about Eliot’s background as former White House energy chief and his three-point plan to make Maine a more affordable state to live and do business:

Cutler used the occasion to tout his three-point plan to make Maine a more affordable place to live and do business by lowering the cost of electricity, along with lowering the cost of health care and government.

“Lowering electricity costs is one the big levers we can use to create jobs and attract investment in Maine,” Cutler said. “One of Maine’s competitive advantages is our abundant sources of renewable energy. We have great opportunities for solar energy, as well as wind, tidal and biomass. As a state, we should be doing all we can to encourage new sources of lower cost electricity that can be put to work here in Maine.”

Cutler praised the joint venture between the Roberts company and Solar Market/Sun Gen, the company that installed the system. “I am excited that these two companies are on the cutting edge of innovative energy partnerships in Maine, and I’m sure many others will be watching and learning from this project,” he said.

The Independent candidate and former White House energy chief also has called for the creation of a Maine Power Authority, which would use low-cost capital to partner with energy entrepreneurs to develop new power projects around the state. More information about Cutler and his plans for Maine can be found at www.cutler2010.com.

You can read the complete article here.

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RELEASE: Independent Candidate For Governor Eliot Cutler Attends Activation Of Largest Solar Energy System In Maine; Touts Renewable Energy

Friday, January 29th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JANUARY 29, 2010
CONTACT: TED O’MEARA
207.699.4401
ted@cutler2010.com

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR ELIOT CUTLER ATTENDS ACTIVATION OF LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM IN MAINE; TOUTS RENEWABLE ENERGY

ALFRED, Maine – Independent candidate for Governor Eliot Cutler today attended a celebration of the activation of the largest utility interfaced solar energy system in Maine. The new system, installed at the George R. Roberts Company in Alfred, includes more than 600 solar panels and is two and a-half times larger than any system previously installed in Maine.

Cutler used the occasion to tout his three-point plan to make Maine a more affordable place to live and do business by lowering the cost of electricity, along with lowering the cost of health care and government.

“Lowering electricity costs is one the big levers we can use to create jobs and attract investment in Maine,” Cutler said. “One of Maine’s competitive advantages is our abundant sources of renewable energy. We have great opportunities for solar energy, as well as wind, tidal and biomass. As a state, we should be doing all we can to encourage new sources of lower cost electricity that can be put to work here in Maine.”

Cutler praised the joint venture between the Roberts company and Solar Market/Sun Gen, the company that installed the system. “I am excited that these two companies are on the cutting edge of innovative energy partnerships in Maine, and I’m sure many others will be watching and learning from this project,” he said.

The Independent candidate and former White House energy chief also has called for the creation of a Maine Power Authority, which would use low-cost capital to partner with energy entrepreneurs to develop new power projects around the state. More information about Cutler and his plans for Maine can be found at www.cutler2010.com.

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INTERVIEW: Eliot on WGAN’s Ken & Mike show

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

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VIDEO: How I Would Change Energy Policy in Maine Today

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

During an appearance on Pachios on the News, Eliot discusses Energy policy in Maine today and how he will change it, if elected Governor. He focuses specifically on how lower-cost electricity has the potential to transform the Maine economy:

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