Jon Hinck has now weighed in. http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2014/01/06/letter-arguments-wind-power-maine-dont-fly/184500
(Also see how the AWEA has responded to Mainers defending their state)…
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-0
and here in Maine, for starters, see:
http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/maine-electricity-rates-going-up
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By Rik Stevens
The Associated Press
CONCORD, N.H.
EXCERPT:
After a three-year review, ISO New England…
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Maine wind farm still a worry in development-free town
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Wind_farm_still_a_worry_in_development-free_town_.html
ALSO SEE:…
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Our local library has a DVD copy of "Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle", a 2012 documentary film about the Cape Wind controversy. Gary and I watched it the other day, wondering if we would make it through to the end. It spins the true but almost unbelievable yarn of the epic ten year battle to build this controversial project. At times humorous, and at other times maddening, it was worthwhile, because it memorializes so many issues that we face, and shows that Mainers are not the only…
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BY MICHAEL BARONE | JANUARY 19, 2014 AT 2:14 PM …
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Northern Pass transmission line clears regulatory hurdle in NH
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Northern_Pass_transmission_line_clears_regulatory_hurdle_in_NH_.html
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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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"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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