Comments - Rhode Island Regulators Approve 400 Megawatt Wind Power Purchase Agreement - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T12:02:28Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A168696&xn_auth=no1600 MW for Massachusetts and…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-06-02:4401701:Comment:1685872019-06-02T22:58:31.530ZWillem Posthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WillemPost942
<p>1600 MW for Massachusetts and 30 MW plus 400 MW for Rhode Island.</p>
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<p>Gee, all that electricity could have been provided by a couple of 60% efficient gas turbine plants, which would be in operation in about 2 years, at about 1/4 of the capital cost, and produce electricity at about 5 c/kWh</p>
<p>1600 MW for Massachusetts and 30 MW plus 400 MW for Rhode Island.</p>
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<p>Gee, all that electricity could have been provided by a couple of 60% efficient gas turbine plants, which would be in operation in about 2 years, at about 1/4 of the capital cost, and produce electricity at about 5 c/kWh</p> The foreign wind conglomerate…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-06-02:4401701:Comment:1688502019-06-02T22:54:12.944ZWillem Posthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WillemPost942
<p>The foreign wind conglomerates just love these 20 year contracts.</p>
<p>They are priced to guarantee a fat return on their investments</p>
<p>With enough subsidies and grants anything can be made to be profitable.</p>
<p>The foreign wind conglomerates just love these 20 year contracts.</p>
<p>They are priced to guarantee a fat return on their investments</p>
<p>With enough subsidies and grants anything can be made to be profitable.</p> Let them waste their money do…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-06-01:4401701:Comment:1685622019-06-01T19:27:50.730ZBrad Blakehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BradBlake
<p>Let them waste their money down there! Wait until the yachting set from Newport get tired of seeing wind turbines go up--the shit will hit the fan, for sure!<br/>Of course, the article didn't reveal the cost of the PPA, but Deepwater Wind at Block Island started at 24¢ per kwh with annual indexing. One must assume these PPAs will be similar if not more.</p>
<p>Let them waste their money down there! Wait until the yachting set from Newport get tired of seeing wind turbines go up--the shit will hit the fan, for sure!<br/>Of course, the article didn't reveal the cost of the PPA, but Deepwater Wind at Block Island started at 24¢ per kwh with annual indexing. One must assume these PPAs will be similar if not more.</p>