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BOWERS PROJECT DEFEATED!!

AN EPIC FAIL FOR FIRST WIND

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision denying Champlain Wind LLC's appeal concerning a permit for its Bowers Wind Project in Carroll Plt and Kossuth Twp. Champlain Wind is a subsidiary of Maine's largest wind developer, First Wind. The decision marks the end of a six year process of hearings and appeals which pitted the wind developer against local residents, professional guides, traditional sporting camp owners and loyal visitors to Maine's famed Downeast Lakes Region. Spearheading the opposition was the Partnership for the Preservation of the Downeast Lakes Watershed (PPDLW).

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https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/bowers-wind-project-defeated

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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Richard Silkman: Maine must not go from Vacationland to Generationland
"Source: ISO-NE Generator Interconnection Queue (January 2026); FERC Jurisdictional Proposals; Nameplate Capacity Ratings Notice the chart tagged: Proposed Resources by State. Silman says Maine must become Generationland" Doesn't…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Richard Silkman: Maine must not go from Vacationland to Generationland
"New Hampshire is fed up with the launch of the misguided belief that New England can go 100% renewable energy to produce electricity. They capped their renewable portfolio at 15% and are very disappointed to see their electricity rates soar higher…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Richard Silkman: Maine must not go from Vacationland to Generationland
"How can anyone from Maine want to have more wind, solar and battery junk spewed across our state? The nuclear revival age is upon us and will grow and overtake renewables because it is the ultimate renewable. Now that the C02 rule that had…"
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Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Janet Mills: "We will never back down from taking action to combat climate pollution"
"She is a tired-looking, washed-up, has-been. Only self-serving, woke, brainwashed idiots would vote for her"
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Oil-fired Electricity Generation is Nowhere Near Dead in New England

From EIA:https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67104"Petroleum-fired generation in New England reached almost 8.0 GW between January 25 and 26, exceeding the capacity available from units that predominantly use petroleum, indicating contribution from fuel-switching units. Almost 41% of New England’s 15.1 GW natural gas-fired generating capacity can switch fuels to burn DFO. Operators commonly switch fuel when natural…See More
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arthur qwenk commented on arthur qwenk's blog post EV Growth is Over. They Always Were a Fake "GREEN' Narrative Driven Dream-- like Wind and Solar.
"EVs failed in the early 20th century , and they will fail in the 21st. It is all about power density once you remove the subsidy advantage they had. You can't beat fossil fuels and ICE technological growth over the decades. Short the whole…"
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EV Growth is Over. They Always Were a Fake "GREEN' Narrative Driven Dream-- like Wind and Solar.

‘EVs will only grow very slowly from here on out due to a saturated market and lack of consumer demand,’ an energy analyst said.Automakers Pump Brakes on EV Investment as Federal Subsidies Stop‘EVs will only grow very slowly from here on out due to a saturated market and lack of consumer demand,’ an energy analyst said.Illustration by The Epoch Times, ShutterstockBy Kevin Stocklin|February 14, 2026Updated:February 14, 2026A few…See More
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Epic 34 Minute Video: Trump rescinds endangerment finding in an announcement with EPA's Lee Zeldin — 2/12/26
"At last, Sanity!"
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Art Brigades commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine leaders pitch solutions to enhance grid as temperatures drop and electricity prices soar
"So many gadgets, so few nukes. "
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine leaders pitch solutions to enhance grid as temperatures drop and electricity prices soar
"Guess what, brother Bartlett, they build pipelines every day. It's just you who hasn't the balls to bring it to the attention to all your groups you bend a knee to."
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Willem Post commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Janet Mills: "We will never back down from taking action to combat climate pollution"
"Combat climate pollution? What kind of idiot statement is that? The best way to improve Maine is to: 1) get rid of all the corrupt, criminal, useless, government-program-sucking, walk ins/ fly ins, and 2) reduce government headcount by 50%, and 2)…"
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LS Power Redo

It is becoming apparent that the proposed wind and transmission project in Aroostook County is going down the same path that L S Power took on the previous solicitation from the Maine PUC, only worse.The many more moving parts, such as the ISO-NE piece, the generation piece, the generation lead line piece and the fact the PUC has invited "Coordinating States" to the party has so much confusion with it, bidders are asking about price adjustments after the fact.But, the Maine people will know…See More
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Dan McKay commented on Thinklike A. Mountain's blog post Janet Mills: "We will never back down from taking action to combat climate pollution"
"Mills has found the hill her political career will die on and will kill the Democrat's power in Maine with her disdain and arrogance."
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Janet Mills: "We will never back down from taking action to combat climate pollution"

Translation: I will never stop separating you from your hard-earned money.Gov. Janet Mills Reacts to Trump Administration’s Reversal of Obama-Era Declaration Underpinning Greenhouse Gas Regulation Libby PalanzaFebruary 13, 2026On Thursday, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed an Obama-era declaration that has served as the basis for the government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.Known as the Endangerment Finding, this 2009 declaration states that the…See More
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arthur qwenk commented on arthur qwenk's blog post "The Somali Waltz".....How True.....Hello Lewiston, Maine, and Governor Mills!
"The visuals and tune is supurb and true..."they are screwing you"!"
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Willem Post commented on arthur qwenk's blog post Macron Blames Renewable Energy for Spain's National Blackout
"The last few sentences are key. I, an energy systems analyst with over 40 years of experience, have been making these same statements in my published articles since 2000. No one wanted to listen! The communist Pedro Sanchez in Spain, with zero…"
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LS Power Redo

Posted by Dan McKay on February 14, 2026 at 6:55am

NESCOE - ISO-NE Connections

Posted by Dan McKay on February 11, 2026 at 6:51am

About as Corrupt as the Government Gets.

Posted by Dan McKay on February 10, 2026 at 9:49am

Who is EDPR?

EDPR, hoping to build Maine's largest wind factory in The County, likes to say they're from Texas. Click on the box above and you'll see their parent, Energias de Portugal is owned by China Three Gorges which is owned by the People's Republic of China. Protect the United States Treasury from foreign subsidy feeders and protect The County - just say NO.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Three_Gorges_Corporation

Maine Governor's Energy Office's Patrick Woodcock letter seemingly endorsing EDPR's Number Nine wind project.

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NRCM's CO2 - From A Different Point of View The PDF document at the following link put NRCM's own published CO2 information into the perspective of the Maine woods and shows the terrible tradeoff that is industrial wind in Maine.  

Putting Maine's Wind Power Goals into Proper Perspective

 

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Has anyone got any research data or articles or studies on infrasound and wind turbines ?  Is it a coincidence wind developers compare turbine sound with refrigerators ? ...................................…Continue

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    CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

     

    Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

    Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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    (excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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    Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

    Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

    "Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

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