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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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Financial Analysis of Megapack Battery System; 2023 pricing

Financial Analysis of Megapack Battery System; 2023 pricinghttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/financial-analysis-of-megapack-battery-system-2023-pricingBy Willem Post.Utility-scale, battery system pricing usually not made public, but for this system it was.Neoen, in western Australia, turned on its 219 MW/ 877 MWh Tesla Megapack battery, the largest in western…See More
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Dan McKay's blog post Concluding Statement From ISO-NE in It's 2026 Regional Outlook Report
"Actor Daniel Baldwin: Barack Obama a ‘Criminal,’ Fauci ‘Should Go to Prison’ He highlighted the stalled careers of actors including Dean Cain and Scott Baio. And he also said that a lot of actors simply won’t speak…"
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Willem Post's blog post Trump’s DOJ Sues New York, Connecticut, Vermont for Giving In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens
"Actor Daniel Baldwin: Barack Obama a ‘Criminal,’ Fauci ‘Should Go to Prison’ He highlighted the stalled careers of actors including Dean Cain and Scott Baio. And he also said that a lot of actors simply won’t speak…"
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Dan McKay's blog post ISO-NE Getting Nervous About Data Center Loads
"AI Data Center Buildout in Rural U.S. Raises Water, Zoning and Regulatory Questions In Georgia, Georgia Power is using eminent domain to acquire dozens of homes and hundreds of easements across Coweta and Fayette counties for a 35-mile, 500-kilovolt…"
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ISO-NE Getting Nervous About Data Center Loads

With nothing new on the generator horizon to provide the power needs of data centers, ISO-NE is not feeling good about data center loads. Batteries are basically the only resources being offered through ISO-NE's long term generation outlook portal and noting that batteries are not new generation, in fact, batteries are an impediment to existing generation, ISO-NE had to address this rapidly developing situation and provide FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) with solutions: " ISO-NE…See More
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Willem Post posted a blog post

Trump’s DOJ Sues New York, Connecticut, Vermont for Giving In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing New York, Connecticut, and Vermont for their policies that offer in-state tuition to illegal aliens, along with financial assistance.“Congress long ago made clear that States cannot put illegal aliens over our nation’s own citizens,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward…See More
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post It's Either the End of the Green New Deal of the End of Power as We Know It.
"BATTERY SYSTEM CAPITAL COSTS, OPERATING COSTS, ENERGY LOSSES, AND AGINGhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/battery-system-capital-costs-losses-and-aging by Willem Post .  Utility-scale, battery system pricing usually not made public,…"
Wednesday
Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post It's Either the End of the Green New Deal of the End of Power as We Know It.
"THE IMPOVERISHED, DYSFUNCTIONAL STATE OF MAINE https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/the-dysfunctional-state-of-maine By Willem Post. The over-taxed, over-regulated, already-impoverished Maine people are super-screwed, trying to make ends…"
Wednesday
Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post It's Either the End of the Green New Deal of the End of Power as We Know It.
"HIGH COST OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY PER kWh https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/high-cost-of-solar-electricity-per-kwh By Willem Post . The video linked below shows, among other things, a comparison between the Blevin Solar Complex in Texas, a…"
Wednesday
Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post It's Either the End of the Green New Deal of the End of Power as We Know It.
"HIGH COST OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY PER kWh. https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/high-cost-of-offshore-wind-electricity-per-kwh by Willem Post . The reason costs are ballooning is because the focus has been on the cost of offshore wind…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post It's Either the End of the Green New Deal of the End of Power as We Know It.
"Ken,  the batteries are used to store solar at midday, if there is sun, and then discharge it in late afternoon/early evening  stored at noontime prices, delivered 80% of it at peak hour prices. What most people forget, these systems last…"
Wednesday
Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Dan McKay's blog post Are There Any Politicians Explaining Why Electricity Prices Are Rising While Natural Gas Prices Fall?
"Not a Single Election Expert Has Been Able to Explain the “Drop and Roll” Phenomenon that Flipped the 2020 Election https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/why-is-that-not-single-election-expert-has/ DISTURBING UN DOCUMENT ON…"
Aug 11
Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Frank Haggerty's blog post Individual Offshore Wind Power Production
"Not a Single Election Expert Has Been Able to Explain the “Drop and Roll” Phenomenon that Flipped the 2020 Election https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/why-is-that-not-single-election-expert-has/ DISTURBING UN DOCUMENT ON…"
Aug 11
Dan McKay posted a blog post

It's Either the End of the Green New Deal of the End of Power as We Know It.

BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) dominates the request for connections to the New England grid according to ISO-NE data sheets.  What this means is hardly very little new generation is being offered. Batteries do not generate power. They suck power from the grid and return this power at 80% efficiency back to the grid, usually at peak hour prices. Instead of creating power to match load requirements, New England is decreasing effective generation because of State Policies.. This is so much…See More
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      - Margaret Mead

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ISO-NE Getting Nervous About Data Center Loads

Posted by Dan McKay on August 14, 2026 at 7:23am — 1 Comment

Individual Offshore Wind Power Production

Posted by Frank Haggerty on August 10, 2026 at 8:41am — 1 Comment

ISO-NE, A Case of Schizophrenia.

Posted by Dan McKay on August 7, 2026 at 7:13am

Vineyard Wind Q2 Power Sales Check The Math

Posted by Frank Haggerty on August 5, 2026 at 8:05am — 2 Comments

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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    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."

    https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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