Someone might want to tell these persons to get off their high unicorns for a moment and understand that just for starters, electricity generation accounts for only 9% of Maine's CO2 emissions. So wind at best could reduce but a small fraction of CO2 in that 9%. Desecrate perhaps 50% of…
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PPH Editorial Board: "Maine should stay the course on ocean wind power"
This PPH shill piece is wrong on so many counts. It feels as though it was almost dictated to the paper's editorial board by the wind industry and/or the University of Maine. It's all about getting "free money" from the government. Nothing more.
https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/11/our-view-maine-should-stay-the-course-on-ocean-wind-power/
Added by Long Islander on January 11, 2018 at 9:04am — 2 Comments
Maine tourism and wind development from OEIS's "MAINE WIND ASSESSMENT 2012, A REPORT"
Tourism is the lifeblood of Maine. The excerpt below from "MAINE WIND ASSESSMENT 2012, A REPORT" dated 1/31/12 (six years ago) prepared for the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security discusses wind development and tourism.
The passage below notes: (comments in bold are mine)
" we are aware of no…
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PPH - Al & Lois Howlett of Yarmouth: More Wind Farms to Protect the Wild Outdoors of Maine
Added by Long Islander on January 9, 2018 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments
John Droz, Jr: Energy & Environmental Newsletter: January 8, 2018
Sample articles:
Short video: Wind energy destruction of a forest and its ecosystem
Avangrid 2016 Financial statement. Note exceptionally high profits
Report: Gas Saves More CO2 than Wind Does!
Wild lands ‘irrevocably damaged’ by push for wind power
US Accidental Bird Death Regulation is Modified
Wind Energy is an Out-of-Date Solution
The hidden costs of wind-power subsidies…
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Gigantic Mass RFP Coming - first projects to be selected in about two weeks (Jan 25, 2018)
The bids are broken up into two sections, 83D and 83C, the latter covering offshore wind. In many cases, the information on the bids themselves is so heavily redacted, that in terms of supplying information to the public, it is a worthless charade. In other words, in some cases, gargantuan projects which a company has been working on for perhaps five years, are still cloaked in deep secrecy. This is so by the time a project is actually announced and an application in Maine is filed, the…
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From the Brookings Institute right before the wind madness in Maine exploded.
Charting Maine’s Future: An Action Plan for Promoting Sustainable Prosperity and Quality Places
"As the search for quality places grows in importance, Maine possesses a globally known“brand” built on images of livable communities, stunning scenery, and great recreational…
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Maine Tourism Research Studies
Research
Research is the foundation from which the Office of Tourism marketing strategy is built. The visitor research reports below offer useful information about our visitor's expenditures, demographics and interests.
Domestic Visitor Research
These reports only include data from U.S. residents.…
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Maine Tourism Contact Information - Write Today
Please write to those responsible for Maine's tourism and let them know what you think about the threat of wind power projects to nearby tourism as well as the cumulative scenic impacts of multiple wind projects.
Maine Tourism Contact Information
State of Maine Tourism Office https://visitmaine.com/tourism-staff-directory
Governor's Conference on Tourism (April) …
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Senator Collins and former Governor Baldacci both related UMPI wind turbine to reducing dependence on OIL
Seriously Senator? Seriously Governor?
Your letters lauding UMPI's wind turbine would seem to indicate you simply don't know what you are talking about and should not be allowed to influence energy decisions. Got any new statements on the university's wind turbine debacle as it is soon to begin its 10th year of operation?…
Added by Long Islander on January 6, 2018 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Did UMPI get a new wind turbine or upgrade which somehow escaped the Maine media?
RRB Energy Ltd.PS-600 wind turbine has been upgraded to a Vestas 47??? If so, what was the cost? What was the funding source? How much has been spent to date on this turbine since it was conceived? Does "upgraded to a Vestas 47" mean the nacelle has been replaced? If the turbine (presumably at least the nacelle???) has been replaced, what happened to the old one? How much did UMPI get for this? Has ANY news about The UM's possible purchase of a new wind turbine or component been reported in…
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Maine Clean Power Connection could include wind power
Central Maine Power wants to build the corridor to move hydro power from Quebec to Massachusetts......
Somerset County Commissioners, along with local state senators and representatives, previously issued a resolution strongly opposing additional wind turbines in the county. But CMP’s John Carroll, who attended Wednesday’s county commissioners’ meeting but did not speak, has said the transmission line project is for hydro power, not…
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‘Electrification’: The Road to Higher Energy Prices
Actual costs of wind and solar systems tend to be hidden from the public, but when disclosed, can be hideously expensive..........the Deepwater Wind Block Island project of Rhode Island takes first prize for outrageous renewable electricity cost. The five-turbine offshore system went into operation in 2016 at a contracted price of 23.6 cents per kW-hr, with an annual…
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Lisa Linowes: New Uncertainties for Big Wind
Despite Congress’ decision to leave the wind PTC phase-out unchanged in the final tax bill, other changes in the law might upset plans for some projects.
Wind projects most at risk by the new tax bill are those that negotiated their finance package in the last two years based on a 35 precent corporate tax rate. Renegotiating these agreements, if possible, could result in higher debt assumed for the project, higher prices for the electricity sold (PPAs), and pressure to lower build…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on January 3, 2018 at 11:02am — 3 Comments
PPH - Massachusetts is expected to decide this month among the dozens of proposals
In 2016, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law requiring the state to solicit contracts for 1,200 megawatts of renewable energy, including hydropower, onshore wind and solar power, along with at least 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind energy.
http://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/01/suppliers-of-renewable-energy-woo-bay-state/
Added by Long Islander on January 2, 2018 at 3:43pm — 1 Comment
Maine versus Massachusetts in 2018
Whether one believes in man made global warming or what one may believe may be the extent of man made global warming, a couple of things are certain:
1. Fighting climate change was a strong rationale for the Maine expedited wind law which is resulting in widespread wind industrialization throughout Maine. Industrialization which never would have or should have been permitted.
2. Massachusetts is requiring its ratepayers to use a large percentage of renewable energy and may be…
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Maine as Third World Country:
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
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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."
https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/
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