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POCO Public Hearing April 28th – ZOOM link

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As noted in your most recent billing, the Maine Public Utilities Commission has informed us the hearing for our rate increase held in March this year did not include all the required notifications. Therefore we will hold another hearing Monday, April 28 at 4:30 PM eastern time via Zoom and in the Isle au Haut Town Hall. The Zoom invitation is below.

The hearing will review the same information provided at the August, 2024 Annual Meeting and at the March, 2025 hearing. The rate increase will be those approved by the membership at the August, 2024 Annual Meeting.

Please share this message with all appropriate household members. All those interested are invited to attend the hearing.

Bill Chamberlin
IaH Electric Power Co. Board President

Time: Apr 28, 2025 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Job Opening: Executive Director ICDC 

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Details of the Executive Director job opening (20-25 hrs/week) for the Isle au Haut Community Development Corporation (ICDC), the affordable housing & micro loan non-profit organization that supports the year-round community on Isle au Haut can be found here.

Broadband Subsea Fiber Installation

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7:30 AM Sunday update: The barge is underway to Stonington. It was a beautiful start to the day. Isle au Haut Boat Services will have a special trip leaving Stonington at 10 AM for viewing the cable laying. Any questions, please call or text Sue at 908 220 5484.

Power Company Update 3/4/21

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Since the last time you heard from us, there have been some important developments in the Isle au Haut power project.

●We have taken a step back to insure that the Power Company has thoroughly examined

all alternatives and that we are not assuming an undue amount of risk in developing this

project. We believe this approach will lead to the best possible outcome for the island

while causing only a minimal delay. It will also allow us to answer questions from island

residents and the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

● On February 17, we released an RFP inviting qualified bidders to bid on a combined

solar plus storage project for the island. We created the RFP in partnership with the US

Department of Energy Office of Electricity and Sandia National Labs. The services are

grant-funded and are provided at no cost to the Power Company.

● As part of our thorough approach to due diligence in accordance with practices

supported by the Maine Public Utilities Commission, we have launched a detailed

investigation into the cost and timing of repairing the submarine cable as well as the cost

and permitting requirements of replacing the existing power cable with a comparable

cable. A functioning cable is valuable with any solar system.

● A new heating system consisting of two air to water heat pumps and the potential for

thermal storage has been installed in the Town Hall, with five more heat pump units to

be installed around the island in the next few months.

● The board has added some new members. We now have 14 members, almost double

the size of the previous board. The purpose of these additions was to provide additional

support to the board and management at this important stage of the project.

● A more detailed notice will be sent to membership in a future billing. If you would like to

receive more information, please contact Bryan Carroll at manager @iahpower.org

Solar Update: Solar+Storage Islanding Minigrid

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Isle au Haut Electric Power Company is pleased to announce the release of this exciting bid opportunity for a new solar + storage islanding minigrid; bringing long-term, reliable, and affordable energy to our member-owners on Isle au Haut, ME, an unbridged island. In reviewing the RFP and required bid materials, if you have any questions or require further clarification about any of the requirements or schedule, please reach out to Bryan Carroll (manager @iahpower.org).

View the bid Here