University of Maine Wind Turbine - Year to Date Summary of Data Reporting
The temperature is headed for close to 90 degrees today. Of course at a times like this when the air conditioners go on, the wind doesn't tend to blow very much. But heck, why get bogged down in such details?
University garners MPUC renewable resources grant
"We are thrilled to receive this grant as we begin the hard work of finding and then installing a turbine on our campus to reduce our energy costs and meet our carbon neutral commitment," President Don Zillman said. "We are pleased that this grant funding will help us in achieving those goals."
The VRRF was established by the Legislature in 2000 and is supported by voluntary contributions made by consumers on their electric bill. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which operates the VRRF, offers grants of up to $50,000 to qualifying Maine-based nonprofits for the development of a project utilizing renewable resources like wind, water, sun, wood, tides, trash-to-energy, fuel cells and geothermal energy.
The grant to the University of Maine Presque Isle will go towards the construction of a 400 to 700 K W wind turbine that will produce one million kilo watt-hours of electricity per year. Once fully operation, the turbine will save an estimated 572 tons of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere each year - the equivalent of removing 123 cars from the road. It also will serve as a demonstration project that can educate Maine communities on the value and cost-effectiveness of harnessing natural resources for clean electricity.
Adams said that the VRRF is awarding a total of $362,889 to ten organizations this year, seven involving solar energy, two-wind power and one tidal power.
"It is encouraging to note that of the ten successful grant applications this year; four are from educational institutions ranging from middle school to College level with students actively involved in the grant writing process," he said. "This shows that Maine's students are learning about the importance of alternative energy sources, something that is vitally important because they are the ones that will be living with the consequences of energy decisions we now make. The earlier we get our students focused on the issues and what they can do, the better the outcome will be for Maine and the World."
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Comment by Harrison Roper on July 17, 2011 at 6:02pm
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I have made this comment before, and here it is again: When MPBN TV reporter Jennifer Rooks asked President Zillman how much ENTHUSIASM he had for the turbine, he replied: "On a scale of one to ten, I'd say eleven", or words to that effect.
Unfortunately, he was not asked about the actual power produced; he was asked (rather vaguely) for his personal evaluation of the turbine as a campus project. You'd get the same reply from any salesman.
Ms Rooks asked a non-technical question, and she (and the public) certainly a non-technical,
PR-oriented reply.
Harrison Roper Houlton/Danforth
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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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