Windpower bills sent to Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee before cloture

The texts are not quite available yet but here are the windpower-related titles send the EUT committee.

LR 1337 An Act To Enhance Maine's Economy and Environment Sen. Patrick of Oxford

LR 1842 : An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territories Rep. Crockett of Bethel

LR 851 : An Act To Make Decibel Level Limits Consistent on All Wind Turbines Rep. Keschl of Belgrade

LR 1281: An Act Concerning Noise Rule Amendments To Protect the Health and Welfare of Nearby Residents Rep. Keschl of Belgrade

LR 811 : An Act To Provide for Economic Development with Offshore Wind Power. Rep. Kruger of Thomaston

LR 1190: An Act To Temporarily Suspend Permitting of Wind Energy Developments. Rep. Kaenrath of South Portland

LR 724 : An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Noise from Wind Turbines, Rep. Jones of Freedom

LR 767: An Act To Amend the Maine Wind Energy Act Rep. Hayes of Buckfield

LR 1364 An Act Regarding Wind Power Siting in the Unorganized Territory. Rep. Hayes of Buckfield

LR 1345: An Act To Improve Wind Power Development Permitting. Rep. Beavers of South Berwick

LR 1335: An Act To Amend the Law Governing Appeals of Final Agency Action on Applications Concerning Wind Energy Development Sen. Valentino of York

LR 1088 : An Act To Amend the Expedited Permitting Area for Wind Energy Development under the Jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission Rep. Dunphy of Embden

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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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