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Industrial Wind Power Meeting:
Friends of Maine’s Mountains and the The River Valley Alliance are holding a public meeting on the noise and economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick, an Acous…
Please attend the Wind Forum in Dixfield, August 18th at 6:30 pm at the Dirigo High School where Mr. Robert Rand will reveal his results of studies of wind turbines in Freedom and Mars Hill. His study of sound , the characteristics of sound and huma…
Friends of Maine’s Mountains and the River Valley Alliance is holding a public meeting on the noise and
economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick,
an Acoustical Engineer, will present the res…
A few words concerning RGGI might be timely. This is a regional cap and trade, although the money derived from penalizing coal, oil and gas plants could very well be subsidizing state government budget shortfalls.
Hi Janice,
We are having a meeting on wind developments in the River Valley area Tuesday at 6"30 pm, July 20 at the Dirigo High School library.
If Carthage had a comprehensive plan, I'm sure the Webb River and Saddleback Mountain would be described as community assets and as such, the assessor would place an increased value to property with proximity of these assets.
do you think carthage could raise money on view taxes to fix roads and that old building?
steve is so right.
Is there anyone with a computer program who could replace the turbine images on Mars Hill with images of condos or private homes ? Could be interesting to see.
The roads being built to the tops of the mountains for wind turbines will work very well as access roads to mountain top residential and commercial development (condos, gambling casinos, etc) when the turbine fad comes to and end. The only way the t…
Interesting, Dan.
usually done by kilowatt or megawatt scale. 1000 kilowatts equal 1 megawatt. A single home usually consumes 20 to 50 kilowatts per day. 100 kilowatt generator is large for a home, but is a good break-off point.
Having worked for developers for the past 12 years in Western Maine, there is no doubt to me that interest in mountainside dwellings is growing. I have seen people pay well into the hundred of thousands of dollars for 2 to 5 acre lots at elevations…
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Finally , The Studies The State Didn't Conduct On Industrial Wind
Industrial Wind Power Meeting:
Friends of Maine’s Mountains and the The River Valley Alliance are holding a public meeting on the noise and economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick, an Acoustical Engineer, will present his recordings and the results of his noise studies on two industrial wind developments in Maine. J. Dwight of Wilton, an Investment Advisor, will present his finding on the economic consequences of industrial wind on elec… Continue
Friends of Maine’s Mountains and the The River Valley Alliance are holding a public meeting on the noise and economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick, an Acoustical Engineer, will present his recordings and the results of his noise studies on two industrial wind developments in Maine. J. Dwight of Wilton, an Investment Advisor, will present his finding on the economic consequences of industrial wind on elec… Continue
Posted on August 14, 2010 at 10:31pm —
Wind Education Event in Dixfield
Friends of Maine’s Mountains and the River Valley Alliance is holding a public meeting on the noise and
economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick,
an Acoustical Engineer, will present the results of his noise studies on two industrial wind developments
in Maine. J. Dwight of Wilton, an Investment Advisor, will present his finding on the economic consequences
of industrial wind on electrical costs for Maine’s residential and commercial cus… Continue
economic effects of industrial wind projects sited on the mountains of Maine. Rob Rand of Brunswick,
an Acoustical Engineer, will present the results of his noise studies on two industrial wind developments
in Maine. J. Dwight of Wilton, an Investment Advisor, will present his finding on the economic consequences
of industrial wind on electrical costs for Maine’s residential and commercial cus… Continue
Posted on August 12, 2010 at 4:38pm —
Good Reporting
Wind Power Bandwagon Hits Bumps in the Road
WRITTEN BY NAOMI SCHALIT SENIOR REPORTER MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING
FRIDAY, AUGUST 06, 2010 AT 8:38 AM
AUGUSTA — The Wind Energy Act of 2008, which gave developers a fast track to putting up wind turbines in some of the state’s treasured high ground, was a special interest bill justified at the time in the name of jobs, energy independence and climate change.
“There is tremendous potential for Maine to become a leader in clean, renewab… Continue
WRITTEN BY NAOMI SCHALIT SENIOR REPORTER MAINE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPORTING
FRIDAY, AUGUST 06, 2010 AT 8:38 AM
AUGUSTA — The Wind Energy Act of 2008, which gave developers a fast track to putting up wind turbines in some of the state’s treasured high ground, was a special interest bill justified at the time in the name of jobs, energy independence and climate change.
“There is tremendous potential for Maine to become a leader in clean, renewab… Continue
Posted on August 7, 2010 at 7:45pm —
David Wilby, member of Baldacci's wind task force must think wind power would be competitive in the free market
WHAT CENTRAL MAINE POWER DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
Dave Wilby, Executive Director, Independent Energy Producers of Maine
Angela O’Connor, President, New England Power Generators Association
Are Maine consumers better off now that energy generation is deregulated? The answer
is yes.
In fact, Maine consumers are much better off contrary to the recent commentary by Sara
Burns of Central Maine Power. Wholesale electricity prices in New England have
declined by 16.5% from 2001 – 2004 when adjusted for… Continue
Dave Wilby, Executive Director, Independent Energy Producers of Maine
Angela O’Connor, President, New England Power Generators Association
Are Maine consumers better off now that energy generation is deregulated? The answer
is yes.
In fact, Maine consumers are much better off contrary to the recent commentary by Sara
Burns of Central Maine Power. Wholesale electricity prices in New England have
declined by 16.5% from 2001 – 2004 when adjusted for… Continue
Posted on August 7, 2010 at 7:41pm —
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 8:02pm on July 9, 2010,
Jim Cummings/AcousticEcologyInst said… - Yup, for the first time this sort of presentation is going to include a look/listen to what the experience of wind farm noise is like. Not a lot of time, and not a primary focus on horror stories (plenty of those online), but definitely about the fact that noise annoyance is a serious issue, not a fringe phenomenon or just a "few individuals". we'll see how it goes. see http://aeinews.org/archives/category/wind-turbines for my previous coverage
- At 6:39pm on February 6, 2010,
Alan Michka said… - Dan, send me an email through the Friends Of The Highland Mountains. highlandmts@gmail.com
- At 10:11am on January 30, 2010,
Dan McKay said…
- Leola,
As with Woodstock, Carthage was suddenly presented a project no one had understanding of how it would affect them. Overwhelmed with offers of new money, many town officials envisioned solutions to revenue loss. They accepted the wind developer's assurances as well as the state's hastily developed policies which has the DEP trying to cope with human health issues. The idea of these giant wind machines within a town , all too often, presents a struggle town officials are unwilling to undertake as it relates to citizen health and welfare, therefore, they take the easy course of believing the wind developer and the state. Ask anyone who is attempting to write a wind ordinance for their town and they will tell you what an immense undertaking it is.
As with any venture allowed to proceed too fast, regrets will surely follow and wishes one had taken the time to study will be brought forth.
Believe it or not, many people in Carthage believe they will have an opportunity to register their vote on whether to allow these machines in Carthage.
The actions you are taking is not too late. The knowledge you will be imparting to your citizens will solicit the same responses Freemont and I often hear : " I wasn't aware of that ! "
As our town officials fail to look out for the protective interests of their citizens, whether they are of a few or many, it is imperative to make each citizen realize that their health and welfare may have to initiate with them.
I did look up the wind developer's Woodstock site application with the DEP and was curious to find the town planning board had issued a waiver to the town's noise standards and thus allowing the wind developer the opportunity to increase the night time noise limits from 45 Dba to 50 Dba. This was done with knowing what is happening in Mars Hill, Freedom and Vinalhaven , not to mention thruout the country and worldwide ?
- At 11:56pm on January 28, 2010,
Leola R. Ballweber said…
- Dan, over here in Woodstock things are warming up. I have a list of all the voters in Woodstock, all the abuttment list, and it shames me to say that whoever is in charge of the protected wetlands have allowed Patriot Renewables to build within 500ft of the wetlands. All the money figures are blocked out so you can't tell how much the pay offs were to these people. The more I dig the dirtier this whole mess looks. Woodstock town manager seems to think it funny that all the green activist don't like the wind turbines. I probly should have told him, its because they are not GREEN. How did your meeting go? Please fill me in and do you know what is going on in Carthage? Patriot is over there too. Leola
- At 9:56am on December 13, 2009,
Dan McKay said…
- http://www.countryguardian.net/ Wonderful website in the UK explaining problems throughout Europe with wind power
- At 6:42pm on December 10, 2009,
Cathy Mattson said… - Dan, Hello to you over on the other side of the mountain. Some really great writings coming from over there. Know tell me, the Rotary needed to have a guest speaker and everyone thought it should be John Kerry??? There has to be something connected there. Good response. Maybe we should suggest that you and I could be their guests some meeting.
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