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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

Started this discussion. Last reply by Frank Haggerty Nov 5, 2023.

 

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Dan McKay commented on Willem Post's blog post Trump Energy Choices Saving America From Economic Disaster
"Not to mention that wind and solar plants are exposed to the elements, causing rapid degradation compared to legacy plants.  "
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine loses $15M for energy efficiency, heat pump loans
"The heat pump program is more a program to gather taxpayer money from the federal government than an efficiency program. Crude Oil prices down below $70 per barrel and Maine electricity prices continue to rise, a good part of the increase is funding…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post State lawmakers again consider authorizing northern Maine transmission line
"It would be a good guess that Central Maine Power has a good part of the transmission in the bag: From the Department of Energy: The Aroostook Renewable Project will construct a new substation in Haynesville, Maine and a 111-mile, 345 kV Alternating…"
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Dan McKay commented on Frank Haggerty's blog post Mass DPU SouthCoast Wind Power Purchase Agreement Postponed 5 Times
"Delay,delay,delay until all those offshore wind developers go away."
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Another Rate Increase for Maine Electric Customers, Provided by an Unscrupulous Solar Developer.
"Maine is exploited as a colony by the subsidized, coddled, out of state elites. The Maine bureaucracy makes rules to give these elites whatever they can, using taxpayer and ratepayer money."
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Another Rate Increase for Maine Electric Customers, Provided by an Unscrupulous Solar Developer.

NextAmp, an out of state solar developer, is requesting the removal of 18 solar projects sited in Maine from Class I/ClassIA Maine Renewable Portfolio Certification. These are RECs that would have been recorded and assigned to Maine's RPS for compliance. As they will no longer count in Maine's portfolio, they will probably be sold in other state's RPS and count towards their RPS compliance requirements.How many RECs are involved from these 18 projects? Over 90,000. At $50 per REC, that is…See More
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Dan McKay commented on Willem Post's blog post Markers on the Road to the Green Energy Concrete Wall — Electric Trucks Edition
"We all know EV Trucks are a bad idea, the problem is we have to wait for the Democrats to wake up."
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Dan McKay's blog post 2025 The Year of Outrage Over Electricity Prices
"He who is over the target draws the most fire. Pay attention to Infowars and you will soon see why they are always being smeared. "They" don't want you straying from their propaganda machine, especially to Infowars. Exactly the…"
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Art Brigades commented on Dan McKay's blog post Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Delivers Keynote Remarks at CERAWeek 2025
"This guy, who had a career in energy, is a breath of fresh air. "
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"Now we wait for the 'crash' be it a hurricane or a hailstorm, it will happen it's just a matter of time. And with the leftists in Maine pushing to get rid of all the hydro dams instead of building p the hydro generation the…"
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"Our grid is turning into the Perfect Storm."
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"YES! ON TO USING AND PRODUCING REAL  HIGH BTU DENSE ENERGY ! THE ABSURDITY OF WIND AND SOLAR FOR GRID UTILIZATION HAS MET REALITY!"
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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Delivers Keynote Remarks at CERAWeek 2025

March 10, 2025HOUSTON– U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered remarks today at the 43rd annual CERAWeek by S&P Global, outlining the administration’s and Energy Department’s commitment to expanding the production of affordable, reliable and secure American energy.Secretary Wright's full remarks are below:Thanks for that introduction and warm welcome. I am honored to be addressing this distinguished crowd of energy leaders from around the world.  I am honored to serve President…See More
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Program Failure Alert, Maine NEB and RPS Head on Collision

A real battle is ongoing between several NEB project developers and the Maine PUC. The argument is about the treatment of Renewable Energy Credits(RECs) associated with NEB projects that provide "Behind the Meter" Output.

Behind the Meter is simply the amount of solar panel(s) power that is allocated to a customer's electric demand. It is called "Behind the Meter" because it appears unmetered to the utility and "net metering"…
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Another Rate Increase for Maine Electric Customers, Provided by an Unscrupulous Solar Developer.

NextAmp, an out of state solar developer, is requesting the removal of 18 solar projects sited in Maine from Class I/ClassIA Maine Renewable Portfolio Certification. These are RECs that would have been recorded and assigned to Maine's RPS for compliance. As they will no longer count in Maine's portfolio, they will probably be sold in other state's RPS and count towards their RPS compliance requirements.


How many RECs are involved from these 18…
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Posted on March 13, 2025 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

2025 The Year of Outrage Over Electricity Prices



Affordability Comes Back In Focus

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The goals of energy policy are often likened to a three-legged stool that must always be in balance: reliability, cost, and environmental impact. The three…

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At 11:37am on June 12, 2019, Lenny Murphy said…

Good day Dan! Water power worked fine in Maine 100 years ago! No reason why small and large water power from Maine can on bring 20,000 jobs to our State! No dams needed today just water moving downhill to generator stations! And small water power being developed in all Maine schools, there are streams and rivers near most town in Maine! I have been working with The Dept. of Education for 30 years but they are slow in moving in a positive direction! Water power is the only truly clean power that runs for nothing 24 hours even day!! Taxation without representation when it comes to commercial wind power and they push up the national debt do they not?! Lenny Murphy 207-746-9212 Time to get real solutions within our future projects!

At 10:23pm on April 5, 2012, Hart Daley said…

Dan,

Excellent letter to the editor in the RFT's yesterday!

Hart

At 9:03am on March 12, 2012, Hart Daley said…

Hey Dan. How many signatures do we need on the petition to get the ordinance language on the June ballot? And what is the deadline to get those signatures? Take care, Hart

At 6:50pm on September 29, 2011, Marsha L. Mckenna said…
Someone needs to find a way to let the public know what the wind ordinance is about and what is says. I blame our town officials for this lack of information being brought to the public.  Many people I have talked to have shot down the past attempts because they think saying "yes" means they are saying  "yes" to wind turbines in the area.  They need to know it is not "yes come put up turbines" but "yes we are restrincting them".  They must be informed in a way and wording people in general can understand.  Or, maybe I am wrong and I don't even understand.  People need to understand before going to the poles without having to attend meetings.  Just my thoughts. 
At 8:47pm on September 19, 2011, Sarah Nedeau said…
Ha!  I agree; however, we also had Wendy Todd from Mars Hill and I doubt if we would have been successful without her appearance.  You could have heard a pin drop when she spoke at our informational meeting.  I wish everyone could see the videos of the Mars Hill residents being interviewed after their project went online, a lot of questions could be answered just by watching them.  What is amazing is how the opposition has grown in such a short time.  What was once phone calls (remember talking years ago??!) and emails between everyone has now become a Statewide coalition with websites and blogs, thanks to the more technical folks!  I have faith more projects will be voted down and much of Maine will remain special. 
At 8:23pm on September 19, 2011, Sarah Nedeau said…

Hi Dan

I wish I had one dollar for every Roxbury resident who has recently exclaimed, "Wow, I didn't know they were going to be THAT big."   I hope all surrounding towns pay attention to size and location and the scam Big Wind represents.  What is sad is that Byron voted them out yet several of us have to be subjected to them.  What's even sadder is that one of our Selectwomen appeared at a Roxbury informational meeting and called all of us in Byron "dumb" for voting the way we did.

At 7:45am on May 24, 2011, Hart Daley said…

Dan,

Freemont will get me a DVD of the forum. I also contacted Mark Rogers directly and rec'd the spreadsheet. I also contacted Dan Fayen; Staff Writer and he stated the SunJournal didn't have enough room but he will be submitting an article and sending me a copy.

At 6:52am on May 23, 2011, Hart Daley said…
Dan did you or Alice get a copy of Mark Rogers financial spread sheet that he presented at the Wind Forum at Dirigo HS? If so, can you send me a copy via email?
At 12:30pm on May 5, 2011, Hart Daley said…
Thanks for the welcome!
At 10:41am on September 26, 2010, freemont tibbetts said…
Dan , You are right on with Good Old Fashion Common Sense it"s time for Maine to get out of ( I S O-NE . ) Freemont Tibbetts , Dixfield , Maine .
 
 
 

 

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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."

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