Would Portland, South Portland solar farms turn a profit? & They approve plans to put solar farms on closed landfills
Would Portland, South Portland solar farms turn a profit? Maybe not, analysis says
But leaders from both communities downplay the likelihood that the worst-case scenario would play out and say that solar farms are likely to break even or be profitable.:
Elected leaders in Portland and South Portland will be asked Wednesday to finalize deals to create the state’s two largest municipal solar farms.
The votes, however, come on the heels of an outside review of ReVision Energy’s proposal that raises the possibility that the projects, under certain conditions, could be financial losses instead of moneymakers.
Officials in both cities, who have been working together for more than a year with ReVision, a Portland-based renewable energy company, downplayed the likelihood that the worst-case scenario would play out, arguing that moving toward locally produced, clean, renewable energy is worth the risk.
Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling said he strongly supports the project, even though “the financials are not as strong as originally presented.”
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Portland, South Portland approve plans to put solar farms on closed landfills
Partnering with ReVision Energy, the cities expect to use fewer fossil fuels and save thousands, but that's not guaranteed.
Portland and South Portland approved plans Wednesday night to partner in a project to build solar farms on old landfills in each city, creating two of the state’s largest municipal solar installations.
The Portland City Council unanimously approved a contract with Portland-based ReVision Energy that passed with little discussion despite an independent analysis by a California-based consultant that outlined a scenario in which each city could lose money – an outcome that Portland city leaders said was highly unlikely.
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Comment by guy venturen on February 22, 2017 at 9:00am
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Solar produces heat, produces industrial landscape, harms wildlife, harms NATURE! Only roof top solar holds any chance of improving things. And since they only work 35% of the capacity and do not work at night, requiring an entire secondary system....I think it is a terrible use of money. But free LED light bubs for people is a lot more responsible!
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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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