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ISO-NE observed Approx. 80M gallons of fuel-oil was burned last winter …

Today the UMPI turbine website reports an update of its ouptut; it generated 355.286 KWH since mid November. That's about six months, or about 183 days. The turbine's "installed capacity" for that period is 600 KW times 24 hours times 183 days equals 2,635,200 KWH. Divide the installed capacity into the actual power produced yields a paltry Capacity Factor of .134 . The previous Capacity  Factor, on May 29 was .126. An optomist would say things are improving. I think a realist would say…

The UMPI wind turbine has a capacity of 600 kw, or 14,400 kwH per day in perfect wind.  Today the website reports 345,400 kwH "since mid-November".  That's 190 days, and the power that was produced averaged 1818 kwH per day. Divide 1818 by 14,400 and you get a 12.6 %  Capacity Factor. For this turbine in this location, 12.6%  Capacity Factor is about average.  On the 14th of this month, the turbine's third anniversary, I calculated a Capacity Factor of 8.9%, including a 210-day period of…

  The Federal Energy Regulation Commission  (FERC) has a website that lists seemingly hundreds of energy producers in the USA.  The site has information on quarterly power sales and prices and some other details.   

  To check out the  Maine wind producers' actual power production you have to know the name FERC uses for them:

Mars Hill is "Evergreen Wind Power, LLC";

Stetson I is "Evergreen Wind Power V, LLC"

Stetson II is "Stetson Wind,LLC"

Kibby is…

Here is the full statement on the turbine's condition from the UMPI wind turbine website, posted about 9/17:

  "The general contractor conducted diagnostic and repair work on the wind turbine in mid-September and determined there is a broken shaft in the nacelle. Most of the shaft has been removed for furthur diagnostic work and the contractor is securing the appropriate replacement parts.  They hope to have the repairs completed in time for the approaching wind season."

Harry…

The FERC Quarterly reports have just been posted for the  2nd quarter of 2011.

Stetson I sold 32,000 MWH of power.  With its capacity of 26MW, that is .251 of capacity.

Stetson II sold 13,000 MWH of power. With its capacity of 26 MW, that is .224 of capacity.

Mars Hill sold 30,000 MWH of power. With its capacity of 44 MW, that is .308 of capacity.

That's the facts -

Harry Roper  Houlton/Danforth

A reliable source reports that Kibby produced 32.91%  its installed capacity in the first quarter of 2011 and 20.46 % of installed capacity in the second quarter of 2011. Winter is usually the best quarter for wind power.

FERC quarterly summaries are not yet available for 2nd quarter of 2011.

UMPI continues to repeat the promise that its website will be working "next week". No information is available on the website except the local wind speed, which is calm now.

H…

For the past ten days (9-11 to 9/20) the UMPI turbine produced an average of 688.4 KWH per day. This period included some of the hottest days on record - there was essentially no wind most of the time on Sept 11,12, 13, 14, or 15. If Presque Isle residents saw the blades turning, it was either just to look good or perhpas to keep the shaft from warping.

Harry Roper Houlton/Danforth