Comments - NY's Hamptons: "Seeing turbines on the far horizon would be unacceptable" - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T16:12:48Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A170845&xn_auth=noLong Islander,
That photo is…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2019-07-13:4401701:Comment:1711062019-07-13T17:31:31.691ZWillem Posthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WillemPost942
<p>Long Islander,</p>
<p>That photo is a real HOUSE owned by a Wall Street billionaire. It is one of the largest houses in the US.</p>
<p>Wall Street billionaires are in favor of wind, as long as it is not in THEIR backyard.</p>
<p>In any case ANYTHING OFFSHORE MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST 15 to 20 MILES OUT so you will not see a lot of strobe lights flickering on the horizon at night, and strange looking rotor things twirling around.</p>
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<p>That is also true for any wind OFFSHORE turbines…</p>
<p>Long Islander,</p>
<p>That photo is a real HOUSE owned by a Wall Street billionaire. It is one of the largest houses in the US.</p>
<p>Wall Street billionaires are in favor of wind, as long as it is not in THEIR backyard.</p>
<p>In any case ANYTHING OFFSHORE MUST BE LOCATED AT LEAST 15 to 20 MILES OUT so you will not see a lot of strobe lights flickering on the horizon at night, and strange looking rotor things twirling around.</p>
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<p>That is also true for any wind OFFSHORE turbines near MOHEGAN ISLAND.</p>
<p>Some idiots thought they could get away with 2.5 miles. </p>
<p>They should be at least 15 - 20 miles away so they do not pester the people on the island 24/7/365 for 25 YEARS, while remote multimillionaire are laughing all the way to the bank, while vacationing at the Hamptons on Long Island. HA HA, with help of Maine bureaucrats, they got one over on already-struggling, Joe and Jane Maine Worker. </p>
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<p><strong>600-ft Tall Hywind Turbines Highly Visible From Mohegan Island, Plus Infrasound</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/deep-water-floating-offshore-wind-turbines-in-maine" target="_blank">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/deep-water-floating-offshore-wind-turbines-in-maine</a></p>
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<p>The 600-ft tall Hywind wind turbines would be highly visible from Mohegan Island, if they were located TWO MILES east of the island.</p>
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<p>At that distance, the problem would not be just cyclical, audible noises keeping people awake, but also low frequency infrasound, which can travel many miles, and passes through walls of houses, and can be felt but not heard, and has been shown to have adverse health impacts on people and animals.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/wind-turbine-noise-adversely-impacts-nearby-people-and-animals-1" target="_blank">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/wind-turbine-noise-adversely-impacts-nearby-people-and-animals-1</a></p>
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<p>The FAA-required aviation beacons would be clearly visible during nighttime. BTW, they would need to be located about 15 - 20 miles away from Mohegan Island to be unobtrusive to the Islanders.</p>
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<p>Here is a research report of daytime and nighttime visibility of wind turbines that are about 3 to 4 MW and about 500 ft tall. See URL with photos.</p>
<p><a href="http://visualimpact.anl.gov/offshorevitd/docs/OffshoreVITD.pdf" target="_blank">http://visualimpact.anl.gov/offshorevitd/docs/OffshoreVITD.pdf</a></p>
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<p><em>“Study objectives included identifying the maximum distances the facilities could be seen in both daytime and nighttime views and assessing the effect of distance on visual contrasts associated with the facilities. Results showed that small to moderately sized facilities were visible to the unaided eye at distances greater than 42 km [26 miles (mi)], with turbine blade movement visible up to 39 km (24 mi). At night, aerial hazard navigation lighting was visible at distances greater than 39 km (24 mi). The observed wind facilities were judged to be a major focus of visual attention at distances up to 16 km (10 mi), were noticeable to casual observers at distances of almost 29 km (18 mi), and were visible with extended or concentrated viewing at distances beyond 40 km (25 mi).”</em></p>
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<p>One has to feel sorry for all the residents of Mohegan Island, but the bureaucrats in Augusta, Maine, do not care about that, because there are not enough votes to stop them. Those bureaucrats are hell-bent to use federal and state grants, subsidies, taxpayer and ratepayer money of already-struggling Joe and Jane Worker to save the world, and to enrich a host of multi-millionaires seeking tax shelters. See Appendix.</p>
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<p><strong>Some Questions</strong></p>
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<p>Who are these Aqua Ventus multi-millionaire owners pushing for this expensive project?</p>
<p>How much would be the subsidies?</p>
<p>What would be the energy cost/kWh?</p>
<p>How long would the project last before it would have to be repaired?</p>
<p>How would it be repaired?</p>
<p>Would any special ships, facilities be required?</p>
<p>Does Maine have the required, at least 100-meter, deep-water port?</p>
<p>Is anyone looking at the entire picture on an A to Z basis, or are Maine bureaucrats just dreaming/prattling about castles in Spain?</p>
<p>Does anyone think the Norwegians would not want to make money to maintain/service and provide spare parts for their Hywind wind turbines?</p>
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<p><strong>Extremely Adverse Impact on CMP Electric Rates</strong></p>
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<p>LePage’s energy director, Steven McGrath, has focused exclusively on the cost of electricity from the <strong>demonstration project</strong>.</p>
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<p>The rate is at least FOUR TIMES above wholesale market value, reflecting the custom design and experimental nature of the platforms.</p>
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<p>It would start at 23 cents per kilowatt-hour in the first year, escalating at 2.5% per year to 35 cents after 20 years.</p>
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<p>The PUC estimates it would add up to $208 million over the term, or about $10.5 million a year from Central Maine Power ratepayers. Maine Aqua Ventus had calculated the extra cost would add 73 cents a month to the average household electric bill, in the first year of operation, more thereafter..</p>
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<p>That is a total rip-off, because Massachusetts pays only an <strong>average </strong>of 8 - 9 c/kWh over the life of the project.</p>
<p>Main bureaucrats need to learn from Governor Baker.</p>
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<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: The above prices should be compared with NE wholesale prices, which have been about 5 c/kWh since 2008, courtesy of abundant, domestic, low-cost, low-CO2 electricity from gas at about 5 c/kWh, and low-cost, near CO2-free electricity from nuclear at about 4.5 - 5.0 c/kWh.</p>
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<p>This project is insanity on STEROIDS.</p>
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<p>One has to feel sorry for the already-struggling Joe and Jane Workers in Maine who will ultimately pay for all this.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/01/effort-to-build-offshore-wind-industry-in-maine-may-hinge-on-73-cents/?rel=related" target="_blank">https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/01/effort-to-build-offshore-wind-industry-in-maine-may-hinge-on-73-cents/?rel=related</a></p>