Review of Scenic Impacts of Associated Facilities. A DEP Draft Rule Worth Supporting
Impacts to scenic character from a wind energy development’s associated facilities are generally evaluated in the manner set forth in the WEA, 35-A M.R.S. §3452 (1) & (3).
However, if the Department determines that application of the WEA evaluation criteria to the development may result in unreasonable adverse effects due to the scope, scale, location or other characteristics of the associated facilities, scenic impacts of the development’s associated facilities will be evaluated solely under the standards of the Site Location of Development Act, 38 M.R.S. §484 or other applicable standards in the manner provided for evaluation of scenic impacts from development other than wind energy development.
If an interested party wishes to submit information regarding the determination of which standards should be applied, that information must be received by the Department within 20 days of acceptance of the permit application as complete for processing.
If the Department finds that it is necessary to apply the standards of the Site Location of Development Act or other applicable standards to the scenic impacts of the associated facilities, it shall make that determination within 30 days of its acceptance of the application as complete for processing (35- A M.R.S. §3452(2)).
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Comment by Donna Amrita Davidge on February 22, 2018 at 1:29pm
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the oakfield project was definitely adverse on two historic highly ranked lakes by the State- A and B- for pristine- and has ruined their scenic value
their decisions are extremely subjective and biased sadly
I doubt this will impact it differently but bravo if it does as they should be nowhere if it is about impacting the beauty of our state.
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Comment by Frank J. Heller, MPA on February 22, 2018 at 12:40pm
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make scenic character = view and you'll have realtors jumping.
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Comment by Dan McKay on February 22, 2018 at 12:12pm
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These rule changes are very close to adoption. From the DEP today : "We are almost finished writing up the Department’s Response to Comments, and will be sending it to the AG for review hopefully by the end of this week."
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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."
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