Fishermen Fear Damage From Wind Farms Along The Eastern Seaboard

Scallop fishermen discard their bycatch near Montauk, N.Y. These waters are some of the most

productive fishing grounds on the Eastern Seaboard.

Fishermen Fear Damage From Wind Farms Along The Eastern Seaboard

Fishermen are worried about an offshore wind farm proposed 30 miles out in the Atlantic from Montauk, N.Y., the largest fishing port in the state. They say those wind turbines — and many others that have been proposed — will impact the livelihood of fishermen in New York and New England.

Scallop fisherman Chris Scola fishes in an area 14 miles off of Montauk. He and his two-man crew spend 2 ½ hours motoring there, then 10 more dredging the sea floor for scallops before heading back to port.

"We have this little patch that's sustained by myself and a few other boats out of Montauk, and a couple of guys from Connecticut also fish down here," Scola says.

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Comment by Dan McKay on December 5, 2017 at 4:15pm

                THEY'RE BACK !!!
                AND OFFERING WEAVER WIND LLC TO MASS. UTILITIES

   Based in Boston, MA, Longroad is focused on the development, construction and operation of utility-scale wind and solar energy projects throughout the United States. Longroad was founded by the former executive team of First Wind Holdings, LLC (“First Wind”). While at First Wind and later at SunEdison (following its acquisition of First Wind), the core members of the Longroad team successfully developed and built over 33 utility-scale solar and wind energy projects totaling more than 3,300 MW of installed generation capacity, including 664 MW in ISO New England (“ISO-NE”)1. Of the 664 MW of projects in ISO-NE, 333 MW of utility-scale wind capacity was selected for power purchase agreements under Section 83 A (“83A Projects”). Additionally, the Longroad team developed 21 MW of solar energy facilities sited in Massachusetts. All of the referenced projects in ISO-NE were successfully developed, constructed and operated by the Longroad team.
The officers of Bidder and Weaver Wind are:
Paul Gaynor Chief Executive Officer
Peter Keel Chief Financial Officer
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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on December 5, 2017 at 1:58pm

So I guess after being absorbed into Sun Edison the bankruptcy spit them out as Deepwater Wind. Maybe First Wind left a nasty taste in their mouths.... 

Comment by Long Islander on December 5, 2017 at 1:19pm
Deepwater Wind is of course the First Wind spinoff.

 

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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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