Jobs Meet Reliability

摘要

The Maine Power Reliability Program is the largest construction project in Maine's history. In Maine, a state working hard to bounce back from the recession, the Maine Power Reliability Program (MPRP) is winning praise from everyone from the governor to small-business owners. The US$1.4 billion transmission project will employ an average of 2,100 people yearly during the five-year life of the build and is currently the largest construction project in the state. When completed, the MPRP will provide a stronger, smarter transmission grid for Maine, a much-needed stimulus to the economy, and greater access to diverse and renewable energy sources. In May 2010, the project won approval from the Maine Public Utilities Commission, and in June 2010, it was issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Both crucial orders certified the MPRP as the most economic and environmentally sound means of ensuring the power grid in Maine remains reliable and meets federally mandated standards. It will have a dramatic impact on energy reliability over the long term and on Maine's economic vitality in the intermediate term.