PAID ADVERTISEMENT
Hydropower:
Side by side with
wind and solar
Cleaner together
The Clean Energy Corridor will provide clean hydropower to all of New England. Over the
long term, this renewable energy from Maine's neighbor to the north will help support other
clean energy sources in Maine, such as wind and solar.
Because wind and solar are intermi•ent energy sources that are dependent on weather
conditions, they require a stable energy source to complement them. Water stored in reservoirs
can be used to produce electricity when it is needed, providing a reliable and flexible source
of clean energy when intermi•ent renewables are unavailable.
"Expanding transmission capacity enables greater use of
hydro reservoirs as a balancing resource, which facilitates
a greater and more efficient use of wind and solar energy."
—MIT study, February 2020
