Comments - What Every Maine Ratepayer Needs to Know - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T11:37:19Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A40131&xn_auth=noThere is a Maine filmmaker ..…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-01-14:4401701:Comment:729022016-01-14T16:06:02.446ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
<p>There is a Maine filmmaker ...have seen one of his movies and it was really good. Had a lot of authenticity , which I find missing in today's stuff out of hollywood. And you know Matt Dameon was going to make the movie Promised Land about wind farms and but decided against it due to lack of interest and knowledge by us Americans. So he changed it to fracking. That movie also was authentic, to me. Matt is from New England .</p>
<p>There is a Maine filmmaker ...have seen one of his movies and it was really good. Had a lot of authenticity , which I find missing in today's stuff out of hollywood. And you know Matt Dameon was going to make the movie Promised Land about wind farms and but decided against it due to lack of interest and knowledge by us Americans. So he changed it to fracking. That movie also was authentic, to me. Matt is from New England .</p> "if one day there is a crimin…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-01-14:4401701:Comment:727872016-01-14T16:02:59.452ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
<p>"<span>if one day there is a criminal prosecution, and there is an Erin Brockovich type movie made, I believe an apt title for the film would be "Bottleneck in Orrington". Said bottleneck is at the heart of the crime, arguably the greatest larceny in Maine history." I got chills when I read this. You are on to something!!!!!!!!!!! I tried to find the link to the FERC hearing many times.Think it has been scrubbed. But it has to be somewhere. Have never had good computer skills. It was a big…</span></p>
<p>"<span>if one day there is a criminal prosecution, and there is an Erin Brockovich type movie made, I believe an apt title for the film would be "Bottleneck in Orrington". Said bottleneck is at the heart of the crime, arguably the greatest larceny in Maine history." I got chills when I read this. You are on to something!!!!!!!!!!! I tried to find the link to the FERC hearing many times.Think it has been scrubbed. But it has to be somewhere. Have never had good computer skills. It was a big deal in my own mind when I learned how to copy and paste. Felt so techy. </span></p> Martha - passing on a comment…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-01-14:4401701:Comment:726772016-01-14T14:28:16.584ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>Martha - passing on a comment I just received:</p>
<div id="yiv2383687115yMail_cursorElementTracker_0.590036467416212">The hearing should be on the FERC website.</div>
<p>This is the EXACT same story in NY involving First Wind. Power goes nowhere except in the ground leaving us with tons of stray voltage.</p>
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<p>Martha - passing on a comment I just received:</p>
<div id="yiv2383687115yMail_cursorElementTracker_0.590036467416212">The hearing should be on the FERC website.</div>
<p>This is the EXACT same story in NY involving First Wind. Power goes nowhere except in the ground leaving us with tons of stray voltage.</p>
<p></p> Martha, if one day there is a…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-01-14:4401701:Comment:727852016-01-14T05:00:34.367ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>Martha, if one day there is a criminal prosecution, and there is an Erin Brockovich type movie made, I believe an apt title for the film would be "Bottleneck in Orrington". Said bottleneck is at the heart of the crime, arguably the greatest larceny in Maine history.</p>
<p>Martha, if one day there is a criminal prosecution, and there is an Erin Brockovich type movie made, I believe an apt title for the film would be "Bottleneck in Orrington". Said bottleneck is at the heart of the crime, arguably the greatest larceny in Maine history.</p> Prior to Stetson I being perm…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2016-01-14:4401701:Comment:726752016-01-14T04:13:19.703ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
<p>Prior to Stetson I being permitted , there was a hearing between US govt. and FERC over the fact that the grid in ME was at capacity . For some reason, high high up govt . pull, Stetson I and II were still built. The minutes of the hearing stated that there was a bottleneck in Orrington..no power could go past there. This is where the upgrades are to start. There was a concerted effort to close other power plants at the time. I only made two copies of this hearing and gave them away...not…</p>
<p>Prior to Stetson I being permitted , there was a hearing between US govt. and FERC over the fact that the grid in ME was at capacity . For some reason, high high up govt . pull, Stetson I and II were still built. The minutes of the hearing stated that there was a bottleneck in Orrington..no power could go past there. This is where the upgrades are to start. There was a concerted effort to close other power plants at the time. I only made two copies of this hearing and gave them away...not knowing their importance. Few things are worth mentioning now though. The Stetson I wind farm cranked up the last of 2008. The turbines only last 20 years or less. There was never room on the grid for any power generated from Stetson I or subsequent wind farms.This is why the wind farms use so much power...they are not generating it. I also saw where Bangor Hydro and Central Maine Electric agreed to pay for the "upgrades". It is not fair that their customers have to pay for this boondoggle. I use Eastern Maine Electric and we don't have to pay for it. The "upgrades" are enormous power lines which have been proven to cause a higher incidence of leukemia among children living beneath them. Guess they aren't good for anybody then. They also would be unsightly and detract from Maine tourism. Not worth it, since the turbines are about to reach their expiration date. Instead of worrying about the "upgrades" and who will pay for it, I still think those responsible for this travesty against Maine and Mainers should explain their actions in a court of law.</p> Meanwhile in Texas:
This in…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-09-18:4401701:Comment:417822012-09-18T14:15:57.232ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>Meanwhile in Texas:</p>
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<p><span>This in spite of the </span><a href="http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2011/12/texas-public-utility-commission-pushes-for-7-billion/1323284341.column">$7 billion state electric ratepayers contributed to</a><span> build power lines from West Texas wind farms to cities where the power could actually be used. And that all of the taxpayer and ratepayer support …</span></p>
<p>Meanwhile in Texas:</p>
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<p><span>This in spite of the </span><a href="http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2011/12/texas-public-utility-commission-pushes-for-7-billion/1323284341.column">$7 billion state electric ratepayers contributed to</a><span> build power lines from West Texas wind farms to cities where the power could actually be used. And that all of the taxpayer and ratepayer support </span><a href="http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/12/texas-wind-farm-tax-break-program-costs-16-million-per/1292858306.column">produces a very small number of jobs</a><span> at a cost of $1.6 million each.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2012/09/public-costs-of-wind-power-pile-up-as-industry-digs-in/1347648715.column">http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2012/09/public-costs-of-wind-power-pile-up-as-industry-digs-in/1347648715.column</a></span></p> Since 2006 we have been scamm…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-26:4401701:Comment:411502012-08-26T20:21:10.727ZJim Lutzhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/JimLutz
<p>Since 2006 we have been scammed, lied to, cheated and watched Maine's politicians pocket huge amounts of state and federal cash. And who is paying for it? You and me and all the ratepayers in the State of Maine. More than 50% of our energy in Maine is already clean and renewable and we are being singled out to do all the dirty work, spoiling our mountaintops, degrading our lakes and ponds with herbicides and silt, doubling up the transmission lines and their cuts through our wilderness,…</p>
<p>Since 2006 we have been scammed, lied to, cheated and watched Maine's politicians pocket huge amounts of state and federal cash. And who is paying for it? You and me and all the ratepayers in the State of Maine. More than 50% of our energy in Maine is already clean and renewable and we are being singled out to do all the dirty work, spoiling our mountaintops, degrading our lakes and ponds with herbicides and silt, doubling up the transmission lines and their cuts through our wilderness, and cutting down immense numbers of CO2 sequestering trees. They lied when they told Baldacci we were the Saudi Arabia of wind, when we are in the lowest 89 percentile. PUC commissioners were taking cash from the Wind Industry, and many of them left government after feathering their beds to join the industry. We have one of those devious politicians currently running for Senator and it is imperative that we defeat him in November, or we will have more of these lies pushed down our throat while they continue to pocket ill gotten cash, and we continue to pay more and more. It is a scam, we know it and we have to make everyone else know it.</p> It would be cheaper for the e…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-07-29:4401701:Comment:404002012-07-29T22:39:30.794ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>It would be cheaper for the electric customers to pay the landowners to <i>not</i> allow wind turbines to be built on their land!</p>
<p>— Glenn Schleede, Va.</p>
<p>It would be cheaper for the electric customers to pay the landowners to <i>not</i> allow wind turbines to be built on their land!</p>
<p>— Glenn Schleede, Va.</p> Ignacio Galan, Chairman of…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-07-29:4401701:Comment:406162012-07-29T22:33:20.814ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
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<p><em><strong>Ignacio Galan, Chairman of Iberdrola and master of sock puppet John Elias Baldacci</strong></em></p>
<p>"If Maine signals that it’s no longer friendly to wind power, he said, the global energy company will expand elsewhere.“We will be involved in this state once the transmission line is completed,” Galan said, “if the framework is here.”Galan made…</p>
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<p><em><strong>Ignacio Galan, Chairman of Iberdrola and master of sock puppet John Elias Baldacci</strong></em></p>
<p>"If Maine signals that it’s no longer friendly to wind power, he said, the global energy company will expand elsewhere.“We will be involved in this state once the transmission line is completed,” Galan said, “if the framework is here.”Galan made his comments to The Portland Press Herald before a news conference and celebration to kick off CMP’s Maine Power Reliability Project".</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.pressherald.com/news/CMPs-parent-Wind-power-development-hinges-on-Maine-policies.html">http://www.pressherald.com/news/CMPs-parent-Wind-power-development-...</a></p> New England ratepayers are fu…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-07-07:4401701:Comment:401992012-07-07T17:21:17.200ZBarbara Durkinhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BarbaraDurkin
<p>New England ratepayers are funding a $1.4 Billion dollar transmission upgrade that Maine Today <b>'Alternative Energy Projects at Risk'</b> [5/13] states: </p>
<p>The [transmission upgrade]: "...<i>isn't designed to handle the power that can be made available at times from new and existing alternative energy plants in northern and eastern Maine, federal utility regulators and the region's grid operator have determined."</i></p>
<p>Central Maine Power, subsidiary of Spanish wind energy…</p>
<p>New England ratepayers are funding a $1.4 Billion dollar transmission upgrade that Maine Today <b>'Alternative Energy Projects at Risk'</b> [5/13] states: </p>
<p>The [transmission upgrade]: "...<i>isn't designed to handle the power that can be made available at times from new and existing alternative energy plants in northern and eastern Maine, federal utility regulators and the region's grid operator have determined."</i></p>
<p>Central Maine Power, subsidiary of Spanish wind energy company Iberdrola, (that received $867 million in US stimulus), represented to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in 2008, that this transmission project would increase opportunities for wind energy <i>in particular</i>.</p>
<p>FERC states in Docket No. EL08-74-000:</p>
<p>"<i>Central Maine asserts that the Project will reduce line losses, assure a safe and secure supply of power in Maine, improve power quality and operating efficiency, increase opportunities for new renewable generation (particularly wind generation), and reduce congestion.20 Central Maine also claims that the Project will enhance reliability, decrease the risk of cascading outages, voltage collapse, and widespread blackouts, eliminate the potential for future NERC violations, and improve system performance for scheduling, outage coordination, and maintenance." [cut-follow link]</i></p>
<p>New England ratepayers' are funding $1.4 Billion for a project that does not function as Central Maine Power has on record represented it would. In fact, if we utilize this transmission upgrade for its intended purpose, we would court, "<i>cascading outages</i>", and, "<i>widepread blackouts".</i></p>
<p>Maine Today Tux Turkel's article<b>'Alternative Energy Projects at Risk'</b>: <a title="http://www.kjonline.com/news/cmp-upgradenewenergyprojectsat-risk_2012-05-12.html" href="http://www.kjonline.com/news/cmp-upgradenewenergyprojectsat-risk_2012-05-12.html" target="_blank">http://www.kjonline.com/news/cmp-upgradenewenergyprojectsat-risk_2012-05-12.html</a></p>
<p>Supporting evidence: </p>
<p><a title="http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2008/101608/E-26.pdf" href="http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2008/101608/E-26.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2008/101608/E-26.pdf</a></p>
<p>FERC filing Docket No. EL08-74-000</p>
<p align="center">125 FERC ¶ 61,079</p>
<p align="center">UNITED STATES OF AMERICA</p>
<p align="center">FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION</p>
<p>Before Commissioners: Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman;</p>
<p>Suedeen G. Kelly, Marc Spitzer,</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" width="840">
<tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="44%"><p>Philip D. Moeller, and Jon Wellinghoff. Central Maine Power Company</p>
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<td valign="top" width="28%"><p align="right">Docket No.</p>
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<td valign="top" width="28%"><p>EL08-74-000</p>
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</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>The planned Project consists of approximately 245 miles of new 345 kV transmission line, 74 miles of new 115 kV transmission line, 10 miles of rebuilt 345 kV transmission line, 155 miles of rebuilt 115 kV transmission line, and upgrades to Central Maine’s existing substations. The proposed transmission corridor is an approximately 370 mile right-of-way with a width of 170 to 500 feet.<b>4</b> The Project’s currently estimated cost is $1.4 billion, with approximately $1.1 billion associated with transmission lines and $300 million associated with substations. Central Maine expects construction to begin in mid-2009, with a target in-service date of 2012 in order to meet its future reliability needs.</p>
<p><b>(page 8.)</b></p>
<p><b>b. <u>Effects</u></b></p>
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<li><b>1. </b> Central Maine asserts that the Project will reduce line losses, assure a safe and secure supply of power in Maine, improve power quality and operating efficiency, increase opportunities for new renewable generation (particularly wind generation), and reduce congestion.<b>20</b> Central Maine also claims that the Project will enhance reliability, decrease the risk of cascading outages, voltage collapse, and widespread blackouts, eliminate the potential for future NERC violations, and improve system performance for scheduling, outage coordination, and maintenance.<b>21</b></li>
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<p><a title="http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2008/101608/E-26.pdf" href="http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2008/101608/E-26.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/comm-meet/2008/101608/E-26.pdf</a></p>
<p>The First Rule of Iberdrola: </p>
<div><a title="http://tonysparksinspain.blogspot.com/" href="http://tonysparksinspain.blogspot.com/">http://tonysparksinspain.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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