Today (July 20, 2012) the UMPI wind turbine site reported actual power produced since mid-November of 2011 at 364,689 KWH. That's 210 days, and an average 1736 KWH per day. Divide that average by the "installed capacity" of 14,000 KWH per day and you get .124. This is called the "capacity factor"; capacity factor is seldom mentioned by wind promoters. It means the turbine has been working at one eighth (12.6%) of its potential since it was repaired in mid-November of 2011. This, for an…
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on June 20, 2012 at 11:20am — No Comments
After a couple of attempts, the FERC website downloaded power production figures for October, November, and December of 2011 for Lincoln Lakes (Rollins), which FERC calls "Evergreen Wind Power III, LLC." I dont know why it didn't work the first time, I will post this information in a day or so.
H. Roper Houlton/Danforth
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Added by Rick Conrad on December 2, 2011 at 7:29pm — 5 Comments
PEER (Public Employees for environmental Responsibility) lifts the rock under which the Cape Wind political maggots have been hiding, gnawing away at our environment. Something to consider as Maine looks to de-wind its waters.
FEDERAL AGENCIES FLYING BLIND IN CAPE WIND APPROVALS — Internal E-Mails Admit Huge Data Gaps, Inability to Monitor and Pursue Mitigation
For Immediate…
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UMPI's turbine website reports power produced for the past ten days (10/02 thru 10/11) totaled 20192 kwh, or an average of 2019.2 kwh per day. This is better than usual; there has been some windy weather lately, for a change.
In the ten days 9/11 thru 9/20, the UMPI turbine produced only 688 kwh per day. The turbine's "capacity" (which wind turbines rarely if ever produce) is 600 kw, or more than 14,000 kwh per day (600 kW X 24hrs)
Harry Roper
Houlton/Danforth
Added by Harrison Roper on October 11, 2010 at 3:31pm — 1 Comment
Mark my words:
In the light of the Congress dropping all efforts to pass "cap and trade" or any other greenhouse gas limits, I am afraid nothing will be done until high tide begins to lap at the steps of the Stock Exchange on Wall Steet, floods low-lying airports like D.C's Reagan (National), and washes away the CEOs' Palm Beach mansions.
Then, when it is too late, business interests and financiers will complain that the "scientists did not give proper warning". It is time to…
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Added by Frank J. Heller, MPA on July 11, 2010 at 11:40am — 2 Comments
UMPPI's wind turbine website is working again, reporting (finally) net output in "kwh" instead of the meaningless "kw" that prevailed for so long. You must understand that, on this website, "kwh" really means: "net kwh produced since commissioning May 19, 2009". I am hoping someone will make these distinctions clear to them; I have done my best.
In the 18 days from 5/19 to 6/05 (2010) the UMPI windmill produced (net) 24948 kwh, or an average 1386 kwh per day. It was a pretty quiet…
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on June 5, 2010 at 4:51pm — 1 Comment
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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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