Lorraine Devon Wilke at Addicting Info has written a jewel of an op-ed about wind turbines...

It's long but worth reading every word... and concludes... "Before we cover every mile of our natural land with giant, whirring, metal machines paid for by our taxes, let’s be sure we know what we’re really getting.  Subsidies, the environment, the…

The data for the Third Quarter (July, August, September) for production of Maine wind projects has been obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency (FERC) and the results are, as expected, very poor.  The Summer months low production completely offsets the Winter months.  Unfortunately, due to air conditioning demand, the need for generation for ISO-New England is greatest when wind power fails the most.  If the 4th Quarter mirrors the 2nd Quarter, it appears that in 2012, the average…

Energy, education on tap for Maine lawmakers

January 5, 2013

By GLENN ADAMS, The Associated Press

EXCERPT:

Energy will be another priority as the governor tries to lower electricity costs by allowing more Canadian hydropower in the state and letting it count toward the state's requirement that portions of its energy mix be…

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YES... we  have  lost  this  OCCASION …

Maine may be even “ Greener “ than anyone realized. From the EIA website……………………………,

“Trade is highest in regions with large amounts of hydropower. Canadian hydroelectric generators are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest; in Northern Manitoba, which exports electricity via transmission lines running south through Minnesota and North Dakota; in Ontario bordering New York and Michigan; and in Quebec north of New England. Certain states rely heavily on imported electricity:…

Maine and Massachusetts have the greatest potential to grow their renewable capacity while Connecticut has the least.

To be “Green” in New England is a matter of law, not individual choice. With the exception of Vermont, every other New England State has a Renewable Portfolio Standard which mandates a certain percentage of electricity sold within the State will be derived from renewable sources. Each year, this percentage increases at 1% for all States, except Connecticut, which…

Posted: December 30

Updated: Today at 6:24 AM 

Wind industry: Tax breaks key

Credits due to expire unless Congress acts help stabilize the market for six Maine projects as they try to boost their output.

By Tux Turkel …

Developers of Wind Farms Run a Race Against the Calendar

December 27, 2012 - New York Times



WASHINGTON — Forget about parties, resolutions or watching the ball drop. To Iberdrola Renewables, New Year’s Eve will mean checking on last-minute details like the data connections between 169 new wind turbines in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and California and its control center in Portland, Ore.



All over the country, developers are in a sprint to…

Folks,

The AWEA wind lobby is broadcasting a plea for phone calls to Senate members today in a last ditch effort to get the PTC extended.  We need to counter with phone calls of our own.   Please call:

Senator Susan Collins :  (202) 224-2523

Senator J. Olympia Snowe: (202) 224-5344

Urge them to allow the PTC to expire as scheduled, and not to include an extension in the lame duck session. 

Thanks for…

Wind Farm Subsidies Called Into Question By New Study Which Highlights Turbines' Shortened Lifespan.

From Power Engineering on line; 12/21/2012…

CITIZENS URGE CONGRESS TO OPPOSE THE EXTENSION OF

THE WIND ENERGY PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT

Maine residents join nearly 6,500 others nationwide in saying no to the wind PTC

Oquossoc, December 27, 2012

 More than 200 Maine residents have joined nearly 6,500 citizens in 25 states in signing letters urging Congress to oppose any extension of the wind energy production tax credit (“PTC”) due…

                                       A WIND  WARRIOR  CHRISTMAS  PRESENT ....sort  of

BOEM Announces Finding of No Competitive Interest for Commercial Wind Leasing Offshore Maine

2012-12-18 Washington, D.C.

Contact: Tracey Moriarty, 703-787-1571

As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to expand domestic energy development, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its finding that there is no competitive interest in an area offshore Maine where Statoil North…

Natural gas poised to expand to communities far removed from pipeline

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Bangor Daily News

December 21, 2012

Story by Nick Sambides 

Rather than pasting the story in here, follow the link here.  And add some comments!

"Through its Maine Power Reliability Program, CMP is upgrading a swath of power lines through central Maine to connect to lines from Canada."  Excerpt from Sun Journal story :     http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2012/12/20/cmp-powers-larrabee-road-substation/1295931

This is the first I've heard of the connection to Canadian lines…