January 2014 Blog Posts (51)

Mainers Give AWEA an Earful in Local Maine Newspaper

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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Added by Long Islander on January 6, 2014 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

MST - Plan to run power lines from Canada through N.H. faces hurdles in 2014

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Plan to run power lines from Canada through N.H. faces hurdles in 2014

Opponents who fear the project would scar the outdoors brace for a fight.

By Rik Stevens 

The Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. 

EXCERPT:

After a three-year review, ISO New England…

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Added by Long Islander on January 5, 2014 at 10:09am — 1 Comment

LePage continues effort to lower energy costs for Maine ratepayers

LePage continues effort to lower energy costs for Maine ratepayers

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Added by Long Islander on January 5, 2014 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

PPH - Maine wind farm still a worry in development-free town

Maine wind farm still a worry in development-free town

Officials and activists will host a meeting to discuss plans for 62 turbines in neighboring communities.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Wind_farm_still_a_worry_in_development-free_town_.html

ALSO SEE:…

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Added by Long Islander on January 4, 2014 at 12:30am — No Comments

BDN - Credits for wind power among 55 tax breaks that expired on Dec. 31

Credits for wind power, energy efficiency and teaching supplies among 55 tax breaks that expired on Dec. 31

http://bangordailynews.com/2014/01/03/politics/credits-for-wind-power-energy-efficiency-and-teaching-supplies-among-55-tax-breaks-that-expired-on-dec-31…

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Added by Long Islander on January 3, 2014 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Cape Spin - Interesting Documentary on the Cape Wind battle

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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Added by K Campbell on January 2, 2014 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Michael Barone: Do we face a disastrous century due to global cooling?

Do we face a disastrous century due to global cooling?

BY MICHAEL BARONE JANUARY 19, 2014 AT 2:14 PM …

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on January 1, 2014 at 11:30am — No Comments

PPH - Northern Pass transmission line clears regulatory hurdle in NH

Northern Pass transmission line clears regulatory hurdle in NH

The $1.4 billion project would transmit 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydroelectric power, enough to serve 1.2 million homes.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Northern_Pass_transmission_line_clears_regulatory_hurdle_in_NH_.html

Added by Long Islander on January 1, 2014 at 6:23am — No Comments

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Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

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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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