Former First Wind crew's project approved by LUPC as “allowed use” on state-managed land

"The turbines themselves would be some of the world’s tallest, measuring 591 feet from ground to blade tip.

If the turbines are as efficient as the company has predicted, they will generate enough electricity to provide energy for around 40,000 homes each year."

https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/featured/wind-farm-is-allowed-use...

RELATED:

http://www.osbornmaine.org/

Osborn Select board has formed a Community Benefits Committee

Our attorney, Jon Pottle from Eaton Peabody will be present at all meetings to provide his professional guidance. The following dates
have been designated for meetings which will be held at the Osborn Community Building and will start
promptly at 6:00 pm;
12/3/18 – Community Benefits Committee Meeting
12/17/18 – Community Benefits Committee Meeting
1/3/19 – Community Benefits Committee Meeting
1/9/19 – Community Benefits Committee Meeting
1/21/19 – Community Benefits Committee Meeting
Please consider attending if you are able or email selectmanosborn@gmail.com or
treasurerosborn@gmail.com to submit ideas or provide comments. I appreciated the emails and suggestions
received so far and additional input would be welcomed. Thank you.

http://www.osbornmaine.org/

Of course the wind developers bring their own bird data

The plans are a revival of a 2015 project, Weaver Wind, which Longroad Energy Partners pulled after the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife raised concerns regarding a lack of data regarding potential fatalities of migratory birds.
“We have spent years collecting information about what’s going on using radar technology to track bird migration during the spring and fall,” said Matt Kearns, chief development officer at Longroad.
 

Longroad Energy, the developer run by First Wind crew

Paul Gaynor, Michael Alvarez. Peter Keel, Charles Spiliotis, Matt Kearns....................

https://www.longroadenergy.com/about-us/

SunEdison withdraws application for wind farm in Hancock County !!!!

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/sunedison-withdraws-app...

and

SunEdison withdraws Weaver Wind application, for now

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/sunedison-withdraws-wea...

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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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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."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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