Part of the testimony from the Maine PUC on LD 646, An Act To Remove the 100-megawatt Limit on Renewable Sources of Energy : LD 646 testimony [PDF]

I just received this schedule today, which may be of interest to some people. 

In particular, LD 340 

PUBLIC HEARING:

Thursday, March 05, 2015, 1:00 PM,…

Renewable energy faces close scrutiny at State House

Lawmakers are sharply divided on whether subsidies that promote investments in solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy are good energy policy or a drag on the Maine economy.…

While lawmakers, facilitated by the media and so called environmental groups (the latter ON THE TAKE), have wasted precious time and money pursuing fanciful and cronyistic wind power, they have unconscionably moved Mainers closer and closer to disaster.

EXCERPTS:

How did we get here? Over the past 15 years, New England has implemented shortsighted electricity policies that have led to a hodgepodge of mandates…

I recorded two hours of criticism of industrial wind power in Maine for Box Talk Radio on WLOB radio.  I previously posted Part 1 and here is Part 2.  Please share these with others.

http://www.boxtalkradio.com/BTR01312015Adone.mp3…

A interesting read about the proposed Dickey-Lincoln dam project as it was debated in the U.S. Congress. I just can't see Mr. Muskie having much use for wind.

http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/ajcr/1967/Dickey.shtml

I have been monitoring the Maine 127th legislature's Energy, Utilities & Technology Committee this session

These are recordings of the February 12th meeting for those that have an Interest:

PUC Chairman addresses the EUT Feb 12, 2015 [segment 1 of 3] http://youtu.be/BI6CdBxrNPs

TransCanada & Public Advocate address the EUT Feb 12,…

Is This Possible in Maine too?

Is it all about the "Green"     $$$$$$$$$$$ ?…

In an examiner’s report filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission, the commission’s staff recommended against designating GridSolar LLC as the state’s smart grid coordinator but directed the commission to solicit proposals to fill the role of solving transmission and distribution problems with new technologies, dubbed nontransmission alternatives.…

Like wind power, hydropower produces “green” energy that involves no carbon emissions into the atmosphere. But while wind turbines operate only when the wind blows, the regularity of tidal movement and river currents gives hydropower the added advantage of predictability, making it a much more reliable source of energy.…

EXCERPTS:

ALEXANDRIA — Opponents of new large-scale “industrial” wind plants in New Hampshire are bringing back an expert who they credit with helping to deter new wind-power developers with his 2013 claim that the state would see little, if any, benefits from wind power generation.

“Dr. Luce’s last appearance drew rave reviews and it was the basis for a lot of what happened,” she said. “He makes a lot of…

Opponents of a 148-megawatt wind farm in the Aroostook County town of Oakfield that broke ground in September are asking a federal judge to withdraw the project’s permit and require additional review to see if it harms endangered Atlantic salmon.…

  The top chart is net generation from Maine independent gas-fired power producers, such as the Westbrook ( Calpine ), Rumford (  Emera ) and Veazie ( Casco Bay Energy,…

The federal court usually starts very promptly so you should be there by a bit before 11 am.

Please attend if you can and support our Oakfield/Island Falls friends in Federal Court .

Relaying a message on behalf of Donna Davidge:…

EXCERPTS:  Did anyone hear a peep from Mr. Lee and all those Big Wind cheerleading organizations two years ago when, without debate or even a single NO vote, the Legislature increased the speed limit on I-95?  

In the most recent year of EPA data (2012) Electricity Generation accounted for only 10.8% of Maine's CO2 emissions.  But Transportation CO2 was responsible for a whopping 50.1% of Maine CO2 output. 

Since 2007, Maine, for the noble cause of…

New data shows that the “vanishing” of polar ice is not the result of runaway global warming

The “vanishing” of polar ice (and the polar bears) has become a poster-child for warmists.

  …

....... that is being foisted on consumers by the politically influential companies that make the hardware and software that are required for the smart-meter conversion. – Consumers Digest

....... In this poll, about 1/3 of the people who had Smart Meters installed had an increase in energy costs, and one quarter had them double, triple, or more.…

Hydropower is the first segment of the renewable energy sector that his administration is tackling during his second term.......

Though wind developers with more than 100 megawatts of capacity can qualify, other states in southern New England offer more generous renewable energy credits, which along with federal wind power production credits have fueled development in the state......…