Eskutassis's Blog (287)

The windies are still preaching the lie that the fuel for wind turbines is FREE!!!  This is a really hard article to read without gagging.

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20150906/OPINION06/709069973/0/INFO0408

Small farms in Maine have been really struggling and these systems may make life better for them.  This is a good investment for our government and the farms (consumers).

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/09/06/power-change-on-maine-farms/

Emera is buying TECO, the power company in Tampa, FL and the people there are already worried about the reputation that Emera boosts rates higher than they should.  They say Emera is committed to renewables so look out Tampa!…

 Some interesting developments on Tax Incentives.  Note #3.

http://www.novoco.com/journal/2015/09/briefs_retc_201509.php

They are complaining that wind power is not profitable anymore in the Nordic Region.  It is currently priced at $50 a mwh and they saw they need $66 to make it work.  July's ISO-NE price was about $26 mwh.  So how would you like to see your prices triple?…

WOW!  This is really scary!  These guys want to blanket our country with enough wind turbines to power our entire energy needs.  They say it is the cheapest way to go.  HAH!

http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/naam20150902

I think I told you Sun Edison would not go away when they were denied a permit for the Weaver Project in Hancock County.  They plan to resubmit it and push for a 2017 completion date.  Meanwhile they are developing another site in Somerset County and are underway with construction on the Bingham Project.  More hilltops destroyed!

http://renews.biz/94913/sunedison-outlasts-maine-delay/

Laura Dorle with Environment Maine, says "We have plenty of sunshine in Maine."  Maybe for about 4 months a year, but with just 4 and a half hours of usable sunshine in the winter, the most useful time to have sunshine, we hardly have enough sun to power our grid.  We still need full power from reliable sources like gas to keep the lights on.  While I have no problem with solar for individuals to use, I resent paying for it through taxes and subsidies.  I happen to have a solar array on my…

In their haste to get turbines up and running in Falmouth, Deval Patrick (Obama's clone), the town and wind promoters outright LIED to the public and hid noise levels until the towers were built.  The townspeople have been fighting since the inception and now have a chance to shut them down if they don't get the special permit by Sept 10.  Mass voters and concerned citizens should write and express their opinions. …

The line in this story that Obama would like to have a total output from wind equal to all the energy development for the last 118 years, makes his plan a little whimsical wouldn't you say?

http://canadafreepress.com/article/74952

This is a very good and very up to date publication from Strata.org.  It was sent to me from Rand Stowell who has a Facebook page.  Look him up.  He has many Maine related articles and publications that are relevant to our cause.  This really is worthwhile reading.…

This may take the pressure off Mainers to pay for a transmission line.  The only problem it is for hydro from Quebec and probably won't mix well with intermittent wind power.  Since we don't really need any more power, it might make the demand for wind from outside our state fall off.  Sure hope so.

http://news.mpbn.net/post/maine-may-benefit-hydro-quebec-decision 

While this article actually does state FACTS, you have to read between the lines.  This is a European model, but still tells a story.  They say at present coal, gas and nuclear power costs about $100 mwh and solar is at $200 mwh after being recently at $500 mwh.  Wind is higher still.  What that means is "renewables are closing the gap but are still TWICE the cost of traditional power, which of course has been boosted up with "carbon credits".  We here in Maine still have another…

While the House seems to have extended the PTC there is still a vote in the Senate that can shoot it down.  We have to act soon.

http://www.windpowerengineering.com/featured/business-news-projects/i-hope-the-nuclear-guys-are-right-in-the-meantime/

I hope while they are in Denmark, they take notice of the cost of energy in Denmark.  It is roughly $.47 per kwh!  We in Maine can not sustain that kind of cost for electricity.  Maine would become a wilderness again as all the businesses and people would move to where they could afford it.  I notice that all these people in the group are from the southern part of the state, where they have yet to put any wind turbines.  They want to send more our way!…

While I have long been a user of a solar array on my camp that is off the grid, and I support those who want to put solar arrays on their own home, here in Maine, 4.2 usable hours of wintertime sun is hardly a "bright opportunity."  That is just 17.5% of usable power for the array.  As long as this is used by private homes or businesses, I have no problem, but this sounds like wealthy investors might jump into the market for the massive subsidies available.…

Massachusetts is so far behind Maine in clean air and energy yet they are depending on Maine to provide "renewables" (wind) for the future.  Maine is the second cleanest state in the union when it comes to greenhouse gasses due to our use of hydro, gas and biomass.  We can not turn Vacationland into Wind Devastated Land for Mass, Conn, RI and NY.…

Last week was the big Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas.  This article was written from our side of the argument so it is like preaching to the choir.  Prepare to get a good laugh at the continuous stream of mis-truths and outright lies as told by our opponents.  

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/08/energy_delusions.html   

I don't know about any of you, but I get the willies just looking at this.  But who knows, it might just become the new fad.…

It might take another two years for the data to be collected, but Sun Edison is looking to expand their holdings in Maine.  Let's all hope that the subsidies die out, and there is new blood in Washington that will put an end to the madness.  The folly of wind has got to end before all our hilltops look like Stetson, Hancock and others.…