Comments - Governor LePage: New England Governors Agree That Energy Reform Needed - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T08:48:13Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A40841&xn_auth=no Good summary of thorium in…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-06:4401701:Comment:407472012-08-06T01:40:08.247ZRick Conradhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/RickConrad
<p> Good summary of thorium info. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyqYP6f66Mw&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyqYP6f66Mw&feature=related</a></p>
<p> Good summary of thorium info. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyqYP6f66Mw&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyqYP6f66Mw&feature=related</a></p> Thorium info video. http:/…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-06:4401701:Comment:409402012-08-06T01:36:44.398ZRick Conradhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/RickConrad
<p> Thorium info video. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKfS74hVvQ&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKfS74hVvQ&feature=related</a></p>
<p> Thorium info video. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKfS74hVvQ&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKfS74hVvQ&feature=related</a></p> Rick- interesting and to see…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-06:4401701:Comment:409392012-08-06T01:16:55.428ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>Rick- interesting and to see if the gvt knows and does something with this.</p>
<p>Rick- interesting and to see if the gvt knows and does something with this.</p> There is an energy source t…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-06:4401701:Comment:409352012-08-06T00:32:28.780ZRick Conradhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/RickConrad
<p> There is an energy source that holds real promise of providing energy cheaper than coal. Thorium is a readily available inherently safer nuclear option. The thorium reaction cycle does not produce weaponizable by products. This why our government has not pursued this energy source, our nuclear power program in this country is based on the need for nuclear weapons not energy. </p>
<p> Thorium reactors are throttleable and can handle variable loads. The reactor vessel if it over…</p>
<p> There is an energy source that holds real promise of providing energy cheaper than coal. Thorium is a readily available inherently safer nuclear option. The thorium reaction cycle does not produce weaponizable by products. This why our government has not pursued this energy source, our nuclear power program in this country is based on the need for nuclear weapons not energy. </p>
<p> Thorium reactors are throttleable and can handle variable loads. The reactor vessel if it over heats the thorium in the core expands making it impossible to reach critical mass. Also in the event of core over heating the core can be drained into smaller multiple vessels, crisis averted. </p> agreed, let's get wind on the…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-05:4401701:Comment:408452012-08-05T20:19:00.380ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>agreed, let's get wind on the OUTS..thanks Dan</p>
<p>agreed, let's get wind on the OUTS..thanks Dan</p> With wind fetching nearly $10…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-05:4401701:Comment:407422012-08-05T20:12:14.433ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>With wind fetching nearly $100 per megawatt-hour from utilities under the gun to comply with renewable standards, which is three times the going market rate on ISO-NE, I would say wind is on the outs. Not to mention the added costs to beef up transmission for wind's abrupt and infrequent surges. Hydro and gas shall rule. Let's help the Governor.</p>
<p>With wind fetching nearly $100 per megawatt-hour from utilities under the gun to comply with renewable standards, which is three times the going market rate on ISO-NE, I would say wind is on the outs. Not to mention the added costs to beef up transmission for wind's abrupt and infrequent surges. Hydro and gas shall rule. Let's help the Governor.</p> yes we all know about that ri…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-05:4401701:Comment:409342012-08-05T20:03:57.232ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>yes we all know about that ridiculous rate increase..,yikes..</p>
<p>yes we all know about that ridiculous rate increase..,yikes..</p> CMP transmission rates went u…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-05:4401701:Comment:408432012-08-05T19:40:33.212ZLong Islanderhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/LongIslander
<p>CMP transmission rates went up by 19.6% on July 1, 2012 due to wind power:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/maine-electricity-rates-going-up">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/maine-electricity-rates-going-up</a></p>
<p>CMP transmission rates went up by 19.6% on July 1, 2012 due to wind power:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/maine-electricity-rates-going-up">http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/maine-electricity-rates-going-up</a></p> I hope this means NO WIND and…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2012-08-05:4401701:Comment:409302012-08-05T19:29:23.366ZDonna Amrita Davidgehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DonnaAmritaDavidge
<p>I hope this means NO WIND and that we can, as we should, count hydro as renewable..</p>
<p>I hope this means NO WIND and that we can, as we should, count hydro as renewable..</p>