Comments - First and Second Quarter Capacity Factors for Maine Wind Projects - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T05:52:55Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A40690&xn_auth=noGreat article Brad! Your asse…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-19:4401701:Comment:410292012-08-19T20:01:53.112ZMaineHikerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/MaineHiker
<p>Great article Brad! Your assessment of the energy needed at high load, the facts around that and wind power, and, your call to Arms. It is time to stop pussy footing around and take on protection through-out all of Maine's mountains and ridges, the AT and the scenic lakes</p>
<p>We all know our electricity rates are rising as CMP due to the costs of constructing new power-lines designed to handle the fickle trickle of electricity from the envisioned 500 ft. industrial wind turbines ruing or…</p>
<p>Great article Brad! Your assessment of the energy needed at high load, the facts around that and wind power, and, your call to Arms. It is time to stop pussy footing around and take on protection through-out all of Maine's mountains and ridges, the AT and the scenic lakes</p>
<p>We all know our electricity rates are rising as CMP due to the costs of constructing new power-lines designed to handle the fickle trickle of electricity from the envisioned 500 ft. industrial wind turbines ruing or tourism and special places. And brad, our call to Arms</p>
<p>We all know that the "wind-syndrome" is real, but just what is it doing to children in the womb and happening to them in their formative years until they must suffer the head aches and insomnia as adults. What are we leaving our children?</p>
<p>But what does a member of the Cigar and Bourbon Club care of these things? Only what they get from it,</p> Good spreadsheet. It needs so…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-15:4401701:Comment:410202012-08-15T21:25:23.167ZWillem Posthttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WillemPost
<p>Good spreadsheet. It needs some corrections for clarity.</p>
<p>In the spreadsheet you should use industry standard terms.</p>
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<p>How is the energy revenue calculated?</p>
<p>Additional revenue is the Production Tax Credit of 2.2 c/kWh and selling Renewable Energy Credits, RECs</p>
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<p>Good spreadsheet. It needs some corrections for clarity.</p>
<p>In the spreadsheet you should use industry standard terms.</p>
<p>MWh</p>
<p>kWh</p>
<p>MW</p>
<p>$/kWh</p>
<p>$/MWh</p>
<p></p>
<p>How is the energy revenue calculated?</p>
<p>Additional revenue is the Production Tax Credit of 2.2 c/kWh and selling Renewable Energy Credits, RECs</p>
<p></p> exactly Mike..perfectly said.tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-15:4401701:Comment:410102012-08-15T01:53:28.030ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>exactly Mike..perfectly said.</p>
<p>exactly Mike..perfectly said.</p> A disgusting situation for an…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-15:4401701:Comment:408942012-08-15T01:51:10.536ZMike DiCensohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/MikeDiCenso
<p>A disgusting situation for anyone who appreciates the Maine brand. I hope the hikers are paying attention. Who wants to hike thru miles of turbines? Or look at turbines instead of scenery?</p>
<p>A disgusting situation for anyone who appreciates the Maine brand. I hope the hikers are paying attention. Who wants to hike thru miles of turbines? Or look at turbines instead of scenery?</p> what a sad photo...says it alltag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-14:4401701:Comment:407862012-08-14T20:05:06.984ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>what a sad photo...says it all</p>
<p>what a sad photo...says it all</p> Running for office has infini…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-14:4401701:Comment:410072012-08-14T14:26:09.846ZDonald Moorehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonaldMoore
Running for office has infinitely better odds than playing the lottery. Except when winning, the payout is from us, the general public and from consumption of our natural resources.
Running for office has infinitely better odds than playing the lottery. Except when winning, the payout is from us, the general public and from consumption of our natural resources. tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-14:4401701:Comment:409732012-08-14T13:48:48.856ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999722?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999722?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999722?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999722?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p> Isn't it ironic that King Ang…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-14:4401701:Comment:408792012-08-14T13:13:38.690ZGary Campbellhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/GaryCampbell
<p>Isn't it ironic that King Angus would call Maine "the Saudi Arabia of wind"? For several years I lived in Saudi Arabia where kickbacks and graft are commonplace and accepted. And most of that graft eventually ends up in the pockets of the King's family. Kind of like Maine. Maybe in Saudi Arabia they want to be the "Maine of graft".</p>
<p>Isn't it ironic that King Angus would call Maine "the Saudi Arabia of wind"? For several years I lived in Saudi Arabia where kickbacks and graft are commonplace and accepted. And most of that graft eventually ends up in the pockets of the King's family. Kind of like Maine. Maybe in Saudi Arabia they want to be the "Maine of graft".</p> As shown on the following win…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-14:4401701:Comment:406992012-08-14T12:51:04.313ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>As shown on the following wind resource map, Maine's wind is indeed poor to fair. Yet the pocket-lining hucksters take us for fools and tell us otherwise. Angus King told us "Maine is the Saudi Arabia of Wind". </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999678?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999678?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nrel.gov/gis/images/30m_US_Wind.jpg">http://www.nrel.gov/gis/images/30m_US_Wind.jpg…</a></p>
<p>As shown on the following wind resource map, Maine's wind is indeed poor to fair. Yet the pocket-lining hucksters take us for fools and tell us otherwise. Angus King told us "Maine is the Saudi Arabia of Wind". </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999678?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999678?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nrel.gov/gis/images/30m_US_Wind.jpg">http://www.nrel.gov/gis/images/30m_US_Wind.jpg</a><a href="http://www.nrel.gov/gis/images/80m_wind/USwind300dpe4-11.jpg"><br/></a></p>
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<p>In fact, our wind resource, pound for pound, is <a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/a-letter-to-the-legislature" target="_blank">89% below the national average.</a></p>
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<p>While we are wayyyyyyyyyyyy below the top in terms of wind power, we are # 1 in the nation in Seasonal Homes.</p>
<p>Vacationland.</p>
<p>Although tourism is a cornerstone of our economy, the wind developers' plans would fundamentally transform the character of the Maine vacation experience by industrializing the areas that currently draw vacationers seeking natural beauty and quietude.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999688?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1493999688?profile=original" width="454" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-07.pdf">http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-07.pdf</a></p>
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<p>If you think that tampering with the Maine "brand" as such is unthinkable, think again. The carpetbaggers are busy at work doing just that.</p> My fear is when (not if) the…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-14:4401701:Comment:406922012-08-14T12:15:17.220ZBrad Blakehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/BradBlake
<p>My fear is when (not if) the PTC is finally eliminated, the RPS mandates will still be there and the industry will come to the utilities for these outrageously expensive long term contracts. That will fulfill one of the most common beliefs, that wnd power will force electricity rates through the roof when it is required to be 20% or more of the mix. Not only the actual cost of wind powered electricity, but the added transmission costs and other unnecessary costs associated with integrating…</p>
<p>My fear is when (not if) the PTC is finally eliminated, the RPS mandates will still be there and the industry will come to the utilities for these outrageously expensive long term contracts. That will fulfill one of the most common beliefs, that wnd power will force electricity rates through the roof when it is required to be 20% or more of the mix. Not only the actual cost of wind powered electricity, but the added transmission costs and other unnecessary costs associated with integrating this skittering power into a grid that requires stability, reliability, and predictability.</p>