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BDN :Proposal to build a major wind farm in Aroostook County resurrected !
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 8, 2013 at 9:31pm — 2 Comments
French couple win ruling to remove 10 turbines
A French couple has won a judgement that requires wind company to remove 10 turbines. Other judgements for removal have been won before, but so far have only resulted in settlements. No turbines have yet been demolished due to lawsuits in France, yet.
October 2, 2013 - Read more at The Connexion, France's English Language Newspaper.
Added by Ellin Beltz on October 7, 2013 at 12:16pm — No Comments
Hello Mark Bergeron,
Is the “reduction” in electrical rates a law? the WIND developers need to prove? 1
1Site Location of Development
Bureau of Land and Water Quality REVISED: September 9, 2013 No…
Hello Mark Bergeron,
Is the “reduction” in electrical rates a law? the WIND developers need to prove? 1
…
ContinueAdded by alice mckay barnett on October 7, 2013 at 9:13am — 2 Comments
MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM - MAINE IS SACRIFICED FOR CONNECTICUT'S "GREEN" AGENDA
HOW SMART WAS THEN GOVERNOR ANGUS KING TO PASS THE FIRST RPS LAW IN THE COUNTRY IN 1997? VERY SMART! HE THEN BECAME A WIND DEVELOPER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POLICY HE CREATED.
SADLY NOW, MAINE, THE STATE HE NOW REPRESENTS IN THE US SENATE, WILL BECOME A TURBINE PLANTATION, WITH THOUSANDS OF MONSTROUSLY HUGE WIND TOWERS WAVING THEIR ARMS ENDLESSLY OVER LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF SQUARE MILES OF MAINE'S MOST SCENIC LANDSCAPES TO SATISFY RPS ENERGY POLICIES IN OTHER STATES.…
ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 6, 2013 at 10:00am — 5 Comments
CALL TO ACTION TO SAVE BOWERS MOUNTAIN AND THE GRAND LAKES
Folks, this is important!
The DEP followed the letter of the Expedited Wind Law and DENIED First Wind's application to put turbines on Bowers Mountain overlooking eight ponds designated by the state as "scenic resources of state or national significance". First Wind (and the landowner) have appealed that denial to the Board of Environmental Protection.
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ContinueAdded by Monique Aniel Thurston on October 5, 2013 at 11:00am — 5 Comments
Greenpeace Co-Founder Blasts Wind Power
Greenpeace Co-Founder Blasts Wind Power
http://toryaardvark.com/2012/01/06/greenpeace-co-founder-blasts-wind-power/
Added by Long Islander on October 5, 2013 at 2:00am — No Comments
New England Ratepayers Association: Let's calculate the true cost of wind power
Let's calculate the true cost of wind power
Friday, October 4, 2013
EXCERPTS:
...the average wholesale cost of electricity in New England for 2012 was less than 4 cents per KWh, according to the New England Independent System Operator (ISO-NE). Furthermore, the 8 cents/KWh rate doesn’t reflect the costs of transmission upgrades necessary to integrate these projects into New England’s…
Added by Long Islander on October 4, 2013 at 9:00pm — No Comments
September's power production from the UMPI turbine was unsurprisingly low: it averaged 1190 kWh per day, Capacity Factor .082. The solar array generated 60 kWh per day.
Harrison Roper Houlton/Danfo…
September's power production from the UMPI turbine was unsurprisingly low: it averaged 1190 kWh per day, Capacity Factor .082. The solar array generated 60 kWh per day.
Harrison Roper Houlton/Danforth
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on October 2, 2013 at 11:51am — 1 Comment
Connecticut Extends Ban on New Wind Turbines - unless they're not in Connecticut
But totally OK to force their ratepayers to buy wind power from Maine. BRASS.
Connecticut panel rejects large-scale wind power rules…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on September 26, 2013 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
UMPI summer months - power actually generated
According to its public website, the UMPI turbine generated 63873 kWh in June, July, and August 2013. Its installed capacity is 600 kilowatts, or 14,400 kWh per day; it actually averaged only 701.9 kWh per day, a Capacity Factor .051. This is 1/20 of its installed capacity, or 1 hour and 10 minutes of good wind per day.
If your mind shuts down in such a blizzard of figures, you are at the mercy of the wind promoters. You…
ContinueAdded by Harrison Roper on September 26, 2013 at 10:13am — No Comments
Opinion: Connecticut RPS should not promote wind power sites in Maine
Opinion: Connecticut RPS should not promote wind power sites in Maine
By Brad Blake
Monday, September 23, 2013
http://www.ctmirror.org/op-ed/2013/09/23/connecticut-rps-should-not-promote-wind-power-sites-maine
Added by Long Islander on September 24, 2013 at 6:58am — 4 Comments
BDN - Business consultant: LePage intervention in Statoil deal could damage Maine’s image in global energy market
The smallest amount of googling shows this business consultant has long been stumping for wind. For example, from October 6, 2009:
EmploymentDevelopment Trends inGermany’s Wind Industry as a Modelfor Maine…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on September 23, 2013 at 9:45pm — No Comments
PPH - LePage officials tried to scuttle state's done deal on wind, Statoil
LePage officials tried to scuttle state's done deal on wind, Statoil
Documents provide a glimpse into negotiations over the wind project among administration officials, lawmakers, lawyers and other stakeholders.
By ALANNA DURKIN The Associated Press…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on September 23, 2013 at 12:52am — 1 Comment
Some historical perspective on the" Aroostook County wind farm "
wind developers are patient creatures or...old news are finally new news :
Wind Farm Plans Brewing in Aroostook County
Saturday April 5th, 2008
by Kevin Miller Bangor Daily News news story
A Texas company is courting Aroostook County landowners as it moves forward with plans for several large wind farms that could transform the landscape in some areas of northern…
Added by Monique Aniel Thurston on September 21, 2013 at 9:55pm — 5 Comments
"Portuguese Harvester of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Descending on Aroostook County"
Yesterday we learned of the Number Nine Wind Farm, a 250 megawatt wind project to be built in Aroostook County, Maine. The developer is EDP Renewables North America LLC, which the state described as "an international leader in large-scale wind…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on September 21, 2013 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
GIANT Maine wind farm announced - by Connecticut!
Funny, but as best I can tell, not a single person from Maine was interviewed for this article. Maybe the folks who leave their lights burning in their Fairfield County mansions need to hear from the people in Maine whose lives get turned upside down by these projects. Actually, to blame the people of Connecticut is probably not right as it's highly doubtful that the average person…
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on September 20, 2013 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments
German Economic Experts Ready to Pull the Plug on Costly Clean Energy Industry
German Economic Experts Ready to Pull the Plug on Costly Clean Energy Industry
ContinueAdded by Jim Lutz on September 20, 2013 at 6:34pm — 3 Comments
Wind investments blow Pickens off the Forbes 400 list
Wind investments blow Pickens off the Forbes 400 list
Businessman T. Boone Pickens was dropped from the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans after losing much of his fortune in the wind farming industry.
According to Forbes, Pickens’ fortune …
Added by Long Islander on September 20, 2013 at 1:00am — 1 Comment
BDN - Report recommends improvements at Maine Public Utilities Commission, cautions against bias
Follow on Twitter…Added by Long Islander on September 19, 2013 at 5:05pm — No Comments
PPH - UMaine pressured to release wind proposal - Environmental groups also ask the PUC for details.
UMaine pressured to release wind proposal
Environmental groups also ask the Public Utilities Commission for wind power project details.
By Tux Turkel …
ContinueAdded by Long Islander on September 18, 2013 at 3:01am — No 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
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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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