August 2016 Blog Posts (71)

Somrset Wind, LLC for sale in SunEdison fire sale

As part of the liquidation of assets going on in the SunEdsion bankruptcy, the court has moved to liquidate a portion of the company's North American Utilities, LLC wind and solar assets. The only asset for sale in Maine is the proposed Somerset Wind project - a 26 turbine/85.8MW project to be sited on Misery Ridge just west of Moosehead Lake. Based on court documents, NRG is the stalking horse buyer. Somerset Wind is a bidder in the ISO/NE renewable RFP for southern New England with NextEra…

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Added by Richard McDonald/Saving Maine on August 10, 2016 at 8:33am — No Comments

New Hampshire targets 1% in efficiency savings from new standard

"New Hampshire targets 1% in efficiency…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on August 9, 2016 at 7:30pm — No Comments

More Expansion Creep - Record Hill/Roxbury Pond

In light of the Spruce Mountain  "expansion creep" possibly being discussed at the Bethel Inn tomorrow, I'm re-posting the following expansiion creep post having to do with Record Hill. I'm not sure of the status but am throwing it out there.

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UPDATE Nov 9, 2015 - Wind power project presented to Roxbury residents

Apparently there was just…

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Added by Long Islander on August 9, 2016 at 7:30pm — 13 Comments

Maine assets on the chopping block at fire sale prices?

NRG Energy bids for SunEdison wind and solar projects

Published: Aug 9, 2016

The projects up for sale are located in Utah, California, Maine, Hawaii, Texas and Washington, court papers…

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Added by Long Islander on August 9, 2016 at 5:55pm — 1 Comment

Residents seek info on wind power project

Residents seek info on wind power project

According to a resident on Bryant Mountain in Milton, seeing wind turbines when he looks across to Chamberlain Mountain is going to be an ugly sight.…

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Added by Long Islander on August 9, 2016 at 8:30am — 8 Comments

When you have something to sell like a wind turbine, Sierra Club Memberships or maybe even make-believe carbon capture credits,  it is always best to leave out unpleasant facts.                      …

When you have something to sell like a wind turbine, Sierra Club Memberships or maybe even make-believe carbon capture credits,  it is always best to leave out unpleasant facts.                                                                                                                                                                                         

In the climate change animation shown during the Olympics, a segment was shown on Greenland’s melting Ice Sheet. As I…

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Added by Jim Wiegand on August 8, 2016 at 10:28pm — 3 Comments

Procrastinator Special: You Have One Hour for Comments

See Alice McKay's email below. Please take even five minutes and write something yourself if you have not already done so.

The email address for Mark Margerum at the DEP is: mark.t.margerum@maine.gov

A description of what they are taking comments on is here:…

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Added by Long Islander on August 8, 2016 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Less than 24 Hours Left For You To Email a Comment

The emailing deadline for comments to the DEP is 5PM tomorrow (Monday, 8/8/16). If you haven't gotten something in please do so. This is your chance to impact the rules that will affect you. Please act now.

To Read the comments that FMM has submitted, CLICK…

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Added by Long Islander on August 7, 2016 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

GARY CAMPBELL: our chance to help DEP develop more reasonable standards for Wind Energy applications

 

  • SCENIC CHARACTER,
  • SHADOW FLICKER,
  • PUBLIC SAFETY,
  • TANGIBLE BENEFITS   and
  • DECOMMISSIONING

Gary is the man who led the successful fight against First Wind/Sun Edision…

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Added by Long Islander on August 6, 2016 at 10:15pm — 4 Comments

Mainers Bribed and Gagged - "They all get rich while the townspeople get sick"

Please see the comments below from Alice McKay Barnett, Gary Campbell and Penny Gray.

Residents seek info on wind power project

..... “Also,” she said, “there are often economic benefits to the surrounding towns. There are payments to gas stations, stores and motels. There's a pretty significant indirect benefit to the uninvolved surrounding communities.”.......The Maine Land Use Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the…

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Added by Long Islander on August 6, 2016 at 10:15pm — 26 Comments

Ethanol use a threat to public health

"Ethanol use threat to Public…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on August 6, 2016 at 12:52pm — 2 Comments

Turbine Siting's disrupt Vermont Storm Water Management

"Turbine Siting's disrupt…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on August 6, 2016 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Sent this email to: mark.t.margerum@maine.gov - Maine Department of Environmental Protection

The  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION in MAINE needs to address the issues below with the adoption of any new  Wind Energy Act Standards.                                                                                                                                                        Existing character of the surrounding area.

             

My comment……The character of every…

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Added by Jim Wiegand on August 5, 2016 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Democrat AGs signed secrecy pact to hide details of probe into climate-change dissent

Details of probe into climate-change dissent…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on August 4, 2016 at 1:13pm — No Comments

>> Ditch Proposal To Offer New Incentives To Big Wind <<

Environmental Protection Agency, was urged against the program’s proposed Clean Energy Incentive Program…

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on August 4, 2016 at 11:52am — No Comments

Anybody have an update on repeal?

I see that the organization Saving Maine has been collecting money to repeal Maine's wind law. Very exciting. Does anybody know about the progress on this, and when the drive for signatures will cross the finish line?

Added by Janice Anderson on August 4, 2016 at 10:29am — No Comments

*** URGENT *** DEP needs your advice. Comments due at 5pm Monday the 8th.

Here's our chance to help DEP develop more reasonable standards for Wind Energy applications.



        DEP has asked for our input.



                They are giving the people of Maine a voice!




If you've ever complained about how lenient the standards are that Maine imposes on…

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Added by Gary Campbell on August 4, 2016 at 10:24am — 2 Comments

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Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

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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