I sat up in my orchard, with cocoa cup in hand.

My husband and my youngest son were roaming nearby land.

The ‘Wees’ (those Tennessean pups) were running here and there,

And Stevie-cat took swipes at them as they passed by his chair.

The dew was heavy on the ground.  The sun peeked over hill.

The trees—their colors…

For anyone who may not be aware of the connection between the euphemistically named "Smart Meter" and wind complexes, please read the following quote:

A smart grid would allow the integration of variable energy sources like wind and solar. For example, if electricity output dropped suddenly due to a change in wind generation, the grid could dim the lights in big box stores by 20%, a change most people don't perceive, say Don Von Dollen,…

The commercial length has just doubled to :60.

Replacing the :30 Version:

This commercial is aptly named "Smooth…

I just looked at Bill Beavers' post of the pictures of what Grand Lake will look with wind turbines.  While those pictures show what everyone knows will happen, the truly sad picture is when the sun goes down and the flashing red lights on the towers, and the white strobes on the control towers destroy the dark-sky viewing of our universe.  For those of you who have not had that experience, take a ride to the Lincoln Lakes area at night and see what I am talking about.  There are pictures…

Renewable policies crushing New England's economy

(Posted June 23, 2011)

http://www.keepitgrand.org/node/75

Not pretty.

PUC questions offshore wind project, seeks greater commitment from Statoil

read it all

Telegraph, UK:

"And here’s the final rub. Once allowance is made for the inefficient use of back-up generating capacity, wind power turns out to be an expensive and inefficient way of reducing CO2 emissions when compared with the option of investing in efficient and flexible gas combined-cycle plants or indeed…

Subsidizing Big Wind:

The Real Costs to Taxpayers

Issues 2012

No.25 October 2012…

First Posted Here 4/12/12

Who thinks that the Maine PUBLIC Utilities Commission is looking out for the public after yesterday's decision, ignoring their staff?

Is there anyone who believes this to be the case?

Former Governor Baldacci's former Chief of Staff Kurt Adams took over $ 1million in stock options from his then future employer First Wind while Chairman of the PUC. While there, Adams helped grease the skids for the…

The Economic Impact of Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard

C'mon Angus, how can you look the people of Maine who trusted you straight in the eye and tell them that they are living in the Saudi Arabia of Wind, when you know that this same line is being told to residents of at least 14 other states?

Come-on lines like this appeal to the greed in people in hopes that they drop their guard and suspend the use of common sense. You see the same thing in those emails from Nigeria that tell…

8/4/13

There's a problem with wind power in Maine

Inadequate transmission lines mean some power has to be kept off the grid. And ratepayers will likely bear the cost of future upgrades.

By Tux Turkel tturkel@mainetoday.com

Staff Writer

Read the article here: …

When the wind blows too hard, and there is not enough draw on the grid, the turbines have to be shut down.  That means that the wind producers can't make money, and they now are being PAID to shut down their turbines.  You just can't make this stuff up.  How inefficient!!!!!  How STUPID!!!!  What a waste.

http://lonelyconservative.com/2012/03/wind-farms-being-paid-to-sit-idle/

There are currently more than 14,000 wind turbines that have been ABANDONED asross the USA.  I hope this is not the future of Maine.  With the subsidies likely being pulled at the end of this year, who is going to have to pay for removing the towers that have already been put up?  They needed 15 years to fund the removal costs according to Maine Law.  We are not there yet, but it is something to think about.  …

This is scarey.  If Malcolm is really involved in all of this, and it doesn't sound good (after reading the Portland Herald article in the link below), I am sure he will have some big legal expenses if he doesn't wind up losing his company.  To think he and Cianbro would be developing an industrial wind farm on Greenland Ridge overlooking East Grand Lake in Danforth, Maine, makes me wonder what else is going on.

I wonder what other sites these folks were considering.  Malcom's company…

Check out these articles, and then visit the Keep It Grand website (http://www.keepitgrand.org).

Looks like Malcolm French and Cianbro are in for some tough times with Greenland Ridge project,

or at least will be experiencing some delays while the legal issues get sorted out.…

After many months the UMPI website is declaring:

             "Repairs are complete and the wind turbine is once again

              spinning.  In addition the data gathering system for the 

              turbine has been restored and the live wind data is currently 

    …

The UMPI turbine seems to be working! At 4:00 pm today (9/26/12) the website reports rotor rpm at 18.1; generator rpm 28.6; power 354KW, and a 30-hour net gain of about 4500 KWH.  This is the largest net gain reported in months. The turbine's installed capacity is 600 KW, or 600X24H=14,400 KWH per day.  That's a Capacity Factor of .25 .

Harry Roper  Houlton/Danforth