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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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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post Net Energy Billing Indexed to Electric Supply Costs Unbelievable Costs to Non-Participating Ratepayers
"Annual Revenue of CMP ( From PUC Website) CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY   Contact: 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04336   (207) 623-3521   Utility # Customers Annual Sales (MWh) Annual T&D Revenue ($000) Average…"
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Dan McKay commented on Richard McDonald/Saving Maine's blog post They're Coming For You, I'm Just Standing In their Way
"A Texas House committee hearing was derailed after prank names like 'Connie Lingus' and 'Anita Dickenmee' were called for public comment"
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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post Net Energy Billing Indexed to Electric Supply Costs Unbelievable Costs to Non-Participating Ratepayers
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Richard McDonald/Saving Maine commented on Dan McKay's blog post Efficiency Maine Trust Wants You to Know What it is Going to Take to Get Carbon Zero
"And an enormous expense Maine can't afford. These people are delusional. Where's the economic model to support this? "
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post The Shape of the Electric Grid
"Solar is near zero every day during late afternoon/early-evening, which happen to coincide with peak demand hours. Then solar goes to sleep and does not wake up until about 9 pm THE NEXT DAY. Wind during peak hours is almost always zero, as shown…"
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Dan McKay commented on Willem Post's blog post Global Warming? The thermometer record shows warming starting long before the 1950’s
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Richard McDonald/Saving Maine commented on Dan McKay's blog post Governor Mills Nominates Renewable Energy Policy and Economics Expert to Maine Public Utilities Commission
"Another rubber stamp for this swindle."
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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post Governor Mills Nominates Renewable Energy Policy and Economics Expert to Maine Public Utilities Commission
"The only title respected in Augusta these days is "Renewable Energy Expert"  The rest of us only know that the wind blows variably, and the sun shines at daytime."
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Penny Gray commented on Dan McKay's blog post War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
"Skyrocketing electricity rates are a big wake up call to all those who opposed NECEC, if they connect the dots properly.  This requires independent thought."
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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
"This court should have remanded this back to the voters, who can now consider the price of electricity is tied to billion-dollar ventures like the Aroostook fiasco bought and paid by Maine ratepayers, while NECEC is bought and paid for by…"
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Penny Gray commented on Dan McKay's blog post Only 9 more months of extreme mark-ups on monthly electric bills
"Rate payers are starting to wake up and ask questions, especially those who signed up for the "cheaper" solar from the "solar farms" being built all over the place in Maine."
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Penny Gray commented on Dan McKay's blog post War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
"Comment from the CM article:  This is not about the environmental impact of the project. This trial deals with one question; Once NECEC obtained a legal permit, did they aquire vested rights? This Jury will need to focus on a limited legal…"
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Richard McDonald/Saving Maine commented on Dan McKay's blog post War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
"A jury trial is a major dodge by Judge Murphy. IMO, she does not want to be responsible for the final decision on this highly visible, controversial project. It's a complicated question to put before a jury given the constant beat of the…"
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A SOLAR BURN IN YOUR FACE

There are approximately 39,865 customer accounts currently associated with Net Energy Billing Agreements with Central Maine Power





There are approximately 559,516 customers of Central Maine Power…



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Window Dressing Hyperbole from a Non-Serious Grid Operator

MARCH 27, 2023

Solar power reduced New England power grid demand by 3% in 2022

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Net Energy Billing Indexed to Electric Supply Costs Unbelievable Costs to Non-Participating Ratepayers

CMP estimates costs of the Maine Solar Subsidies with Net Energy Billing for 2023 will be almost 10 times the 2022 costs due to the rise in electric supply prices 

2022 estimated Solar Costs to CMP Ratepayers = $97.89 million dollars

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Efficiency Maine Trust Wants You to Know What it is Going to Take to Get Carbon Zero

    The Trust is deeply engaged in planning and administering programs to accelerate market penetration of high-performance heat pumps and electric vehicles (EVs) in Maine. The Trust has been assigned aggressive goals for promoting heat pumps and EVs, and has been delegated authority and certain funding to run these programs, through various enactments by the Maine Legislature and decisions of the Commission.

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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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