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BOWERS PROJECT DEFEATED!!

AN EPIC FAIL FOR FIRST WIND

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision denying Champlain Wind LLC's appeal concerning a permit for its Bowers Wind Project in Carroll Plt and Kossuth Twp. Champlain Wind is a subsidiary of Maine's largest wind developer, First Wind. The decision marks the end of a six year process of hearings and appeals which pitted the wind developer against local residents, professional guides, traditional sporting camp owners and loyal visitors to Maine's famed Downeast Lakes Region. Spearheading the opposition was the Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed (PPDLW).

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https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/bowers-wind-project-defeated

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Dan McKay commented on Steve Thurston's blog post "When Will We Ever Learn", Dudley Gray nails it.
"That is one wise man."
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"When Will We Ever Learn", Dudley Gray nails it.

The following was written by Dudley Gray, an old friend and fellow wind warrior who is still fighting the good fight.  He submitted it to The Maine Wire:Subject: Fwd:When will we ever learn?Thirty years of Democrat power, interrupted only once, has left Maine in a sorry state. A chronological lesson of failure is necessary to explain just how badly Maine residents have been represented. Besides closing the Maine Yankee nuclear power plant, Governor Angus King caused our two public utilities,…See More
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Penny Gray commented on Long Islander's blog post Consumer, business advocates urge focus on affordability as electric bills climb
"I'm going out to cut more firewood.  It's going to be a cold winter."
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Penny Gray commented on Long Islander's blog post CMP corridor will supply energy by wintertime
"I'd like to think this announcement of Quebec hydropower flowing into Maine will stop the insanity of this solar and wind build-out, but it almost seems as if our governing entities are gleefully herding us over the edge of the cliff to satisfy…"
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Penny Gray commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post House Denounces Horrors of Socialism in Vote Today (without help from Chellie Pingree)
"Not surprising about Pingree.  Too bad about MTG."
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Penny Gray commented on Dan McKay's blog post Destruction of Central Maine Power by a Thousand Rate Hikes
"Excellent info, thank you."
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Consumer, business advocates urge focus on affordability as electric bills climb
"Central Maine Power, as of October 31, 2025, estimates that 816,092,818 kilowatt-hours of electricity credits will be produced by projects utilizing Net Energy Billing subsidies. A 2 cent per kilowatt-hour rate hike will subsidize NEB projects;…"
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Destruction of Central Maine Power by a Thousand Rate Hikes

The January 1,2026 rate increase will be the third increase since July 1,2025 for CMP customersElectricity RatesAs of November 2025, the average electricity rate in the United States is 15.83 cents per kWh. Here the average electricity prices (per kWh) for homes and businesses in every state:State ▲Residential (¢/kWh)Commercial (¢/kWh)Calculated Average (Res. & Com.)Alabama16.1914.4015.30¢ per kWhAlaska27.7123.0125.36¢ per kWhArizona15.2113.0314.12¢ per kWhArkansas13.2610.7211.99¢ per…See More
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on arthur qwenk's blog post We All Knew Larry Summers Was A Scumbag! Epstein Connection Revealed. First Wind Connections
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Frank Haggerty's blog post SouthCoast Wind Court and Permit Process
"CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS! https://rumble.com/v722jvq-congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-announces-resignation-from-congress.html"
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post House Denounces Horrors of Socialism in Vote Today (without help from Chellie Pingree)
"CONGRESSWOMAN MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION FROM CONGRESS! https://rumble.com/v722jvq-congresswoman-marjorie-taylor-greene-announces-resignation-from-congress.html"
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House Denounces Horrors of Socialism in Vote Today (without help from Chellie Pingree)

ROLL CALLNov 21, 2025, 10:58 AM | 119th Congress, 1st SessionOn Agreeing to the ResolutionDenouncing the horrors of socialismYea-And-NayPassedWeblink to see how they voted:https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025305H. CON. RES. 58Denouncing the horrors of socialism.CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONDenouncing the horrors of socialism.Whereas socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes,…See More
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post CMP corridor will supply energy by wintertime
"We are witnessing a hostile and destructive takeover of an essential core partnership that determines our individual, our family's and our societal welfare. The need for inexpensive electricity can not be overstated. Living without it because…"
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"When Will We Ever Learn", Dudley Gray nails it.

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SouthCoast Wind Court and Permit Process

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CMP corridor will supply energy by wintertime

Posted by Long Islander on November 20, 2025 at 8:45pm — 4 Comments

Maine PUC dismisses controversial CMP rate plan

Posted by Long Islander on November 18, 2025 at 7:45pm — 5 Comments

Maine seeks "green hydrogen" developer

Posted by Long Islander on November 18, 2025 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Who is EDPR?

EDPR, hoping to build Maine's largest wind factory in The County, likes to say they're from Texas. Click on the box above and you'll see their parent, Energias de Portugal is owned by China Three Gorges which is owned by the People's Republic of China. Protect the United States Treasury from foreign subsidy feeders and protect The County - just say NO.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Three_Gorges_Corporation

Maine Governor's Energy Office's Patrick Woodcock letter seemingly endorsing EDPR's Number Nine wind project.

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NRCM's CO2 - From A Different Point of View The PDF document at the following link put NRCM's own published CO2 information into the perspective of the Maine woods and shows the terrible tradeoff that is industrial wind in Maine.  

Putting Maine's Wind Power Goals into Proper Perspective

 

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    CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

     

    Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

    Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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    (excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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    Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

    Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

    "Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

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