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......lawmakers are considering legislation that furthers the development of not just wind energy generation, but also perhaps, growing an industry to build the components and technology used for that generation, including port facilities.

Rather than leave decisions about the siting and growth of the industry to private companies or the federal government, this legislation would give the state more control over the location and growth of the…

Maine Public | By Kevin Miller

Published June 9, 2023 at 6:44 AM EDT

So the Maine legislators who worry about new dams needing to be built - let me guess, they don't worry about new wind projects I'll bet. Follow the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Some New England lawmakers, including in Maine, are questioning the wisdom of plans to construct new transmission lines across their states, despite Hydro-Québec's insistence it can still meet its energy obligations.

BY SUSAN HAIGH AND WILSON RING ASSOCIATED…

Maine Public | By Murray Carpenter

Published June 8, 2023 at 2:38 PM EDT

A legislative committee on Wednesday approved a bill to boost offshore wind power.

The measure sets a goal for the Public Utilities Commission to contract for 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy installed by 2040.

It has the support of a coalition of environmental groups. Eliza Donoghue, of Maine Audubon, says the threats posed by climate change are far greater than those posed by wind…

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There Is No Green “Energy Transition”

The wind and solar power myth has finally been exposed

How much wind killing do we want?

New Study: Wind Turbines Dry Out…

Albany trying to keep up with Sacramento perhaps.

https://capandinvest.ny.gov/…

Globe and Mail|Ivan Semeniuk and Wendy Stueck|May 11, 2023

Wind turbines – towering emblems of the shift toward renewable energy – have been cited as a primary reason why three of Canada’s native bats species are in existential peril. ...“There’s lots of indication that all three [bats] have been precipitously declining,” said Stephen Petersen, director of conservation and research at Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Zoo, who co-chairs the committee’s work on terrestrial…

by Lori Valigra

May 18, 2023

A New York-based energy company recently bought 15 solar projects from Bangor through southern Maine because of handsome state incentives.

But efforts to cut those incentives are giving the company, Aspen Power, which is backed by prominent private equity firms, second thoughts about expanding further in the state.

Maine’s solar incentive program started with a new law in 2019 that generated so much interest from…

One bill lays out a detailed state path to promote floating offshore wind that will help Maine meet its climate goals and create jobs, while the other seeks to use the state's power to keep the industry out of the Gulf of Maine where fishermen earn their living.

BY PENELOPE OVERTON STAFF WRITER

Floating offshore wind continues to divide state lawmakers struggling to figure out if the burgeoning industry holds the answer to Maine’s climate and economic…

We have been saying for almost 14 years that grid scale storage of electricity is 40 years off if at all. Right now, despite endless noise/propaganda from the windies and solar shysters, it does not exist. And what about the COSTS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ of all these Rube Goldberg battery hookups and, while you're at it, what about the COSTS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ of all the new transmission required exclusively for wind and solar?…

Maine Public | By Nicole Ogrysko

Published May 11, 2023

Federal officials from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management were in Bangor this week to gather feedback from state officials, fishermen and tribal members about potential offshore wind development projects that may be sited in the Gulf of Maine.

Wabanaki leaders say they have a long list of questions about offshore wind development, and that they hope they've been invited early enough into the planning…

I'm not sure how many industries are built on this stunning a level of BS.

May 08, 2023

Miriam Wasser

There’s a good chance you’ve received flyers in the mail from companies selling 100% renewable energy plans. Maybe you’ve seen an ad online that says you can fight climate change from the comfort of your couch, or a social media post telling you that you can help the planet every time you turn on the lights. It’s easy, these companies say; all…

John Droz, Jr: Media Balance Newsletter: May 8, 2023

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-Survey: Growing portion of US shoppers are rejecting EVs

-Ford is…

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Advocates for wind and solar claim that these renewable sources will be able to replace power generated through fossil fuels, but they have yet to come up with an answer for how Mainers will get electricity at night or when the wind isn’t blowing.

May 3, 2023

The State Senate voted 19-14 Tuesday to kill a proposal that would have lifted the 100-megawatt cap on electricity generated from…

by Mehr Sher

May 2, 2023

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Maine is far from reaching its electric vehicles goals, but the state is continuing to work to make the emissions-friendly vehicles more accessible to Mainers.

Maine currently has about 9,500 electric vehicles, according to state data. It would need to add 30,000 more electric vehicles each year for the next seven years to reach the goal laid out in its climate action plan.

Maine is far from reaching…

Published on April 27, 2023 by Dave Kovaleski

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment to gauge the public’s interest in potential commercial offshore wind energy development in the water off the coast of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

“BOEM is committed to transparent, inclusive, and data-driven processes, and public input is essential to helping us determine areas that may be suitable for offshore wind development in the…

Maine Public | By Robbie Feinberg

Published April 26, 2023 at 2:41 PM EDT

Electric vehicle owners in Maine could soon be required to pay a new yearly surtax, under a proposal before the Legislature.

The measure, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Stanley Zeigler of Montville, would add a $72 yearly surcharge that EV owners would pay when registering their vehicle. Zeigler says those funds would go towards maintaining Maine's roads, and help to offset lost gas tax…

Perhaps the Maine Monitor would consider revisiting onshore wind now that it has been almost 13 years since their founders, Naomi Schalit and John Christie, first investigated the subject. They might want to consider starting with Senator Angus…