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More Bits and pieces from the Maine PUC ORDER APPROVING TERM SHEETS for "The Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development"
King Pine Wind is a wind project of up to 1,000 MW and
is expected to consist of up to 179 5.6-MW turbines,
located northwest of Houlton in Aroostook and Penobscot
Counties (Facility).
Added by Dan McKay on November 5, 2022 at 8:45am — 2 Comments
More Bits and pieces from the Maine PUC ORDER APPROVING TERM SHEETS for "The Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development"
" . The Commission recognizes that obtaining access to land rights can present challenges, but the statute does not require a developer to have site control to submit a bid, nor does it set forth a preference for a proposal that demonstrates having such site control."
"This Order does not address the myriad regulatory approvals and permits that a
Project of this…
Added by Dan McKay on November 5, 2022 at 8:20am — 2 Comments
Bits and pieces from the Maine PUC ORDER APPROVING TERM SHEETS for "The Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development"
- The PUC states: " the wind power Project is expected to provide a ratepayer benefit of $1.08 billion" The PUC explains this saving occurs "The projected ratepayer benefit was evaluated based on the cost of energy less the forecasted wholesale value of that energy." Case Number 2021-00369
- The PUC does not explain how they…
Added by Dan McKay on November 5, 2022 at 7:30am — 1 Comment
What Else Besides Russia, is Driving Surging Natural Gas Costs, Mr. Miller? (Hint: Renewables)
What’s driving Maine’s surging electricity costs? Despite campaign rhetoric, not renewable energy
Added by Dan McKay on November 4, 2022 at 7:05pm — 3 Comments
Mainers Not Allowed to See the Details of Aroostook Wind Proposal, But Massachusetts Is
Added by Dan McKay on November 4, 2022 at 6:39am — 4 Comments
Maine PUC, Collection Agency or Socialist Agency
CMP is not permitted to turn customers’ power off between Nov. 15 and April 15 without express permission from the Public Utilities Commission.
Added by Dan McKay on November 2, 2022 at 6:21am — 2 Comments
Now, Some Comic Relief
Natural Gas Power Plants Begin Their Inevitable Decline
Gas-fired power plants have likely reached their peak share of the U.S. power mix. High prices and renewables are to blame.…
Added by Dan McKay on November 1, 2022 at 6:12pm — 2 Comments
Silence is the 1.8 Billion Dollar Golden Egg for Long Roads County Wind Project
Added by Dan McKay on November 1, 2022 at 4:40am — 1 Comment
The Dangers of Low Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations
By Craig D. Idso -- November 1, 2022
Thus, CO2 literally is the “food” that sustains essentially all plants (and animals who consume plants, including humans) on the face of the Earth. And when that food supply is diminished, nature begins to diminish.
In…
Added by Dan McKay on November 1, 2022 at 4:31am — No Comments
If Natural Gas is Prioritized for Heating Before Electricity Production, What About Oil
"Because New England’s energy markets select the lowest-priced resources to produce the electricity needed to meet consumer demand, oil-fired generators were dispatched more frequently during stretches of cold weather this winter as global LNG prices and high firm natural gas demand made natural-gas-fired generators more expensive to run."
"New England power plants burned about 80 million gallons of oil from December through…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on October 31, 2022 at 5:44am — 2 Comments
New England Secretly Subsidizes Nuclear, Coal, Oil , Hydro and Biomass
- How does a reliable electrical generation plant get a boost in value and consequently pass this value in increased prices to the ratepayer?
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Putting all of the ghastly natural gas prices aside as they are a reflection of the worldwide solar and wind insurgency.
But, in New England:
- In Connecticut, it is having the ratepayers paying a premium to their Millstone Nuclear Plant to keep it from closing down.
- In Massachusetts, it is…
Added by Dan McKay on October 30, 2022 at 10:05am — 3 Comments
Germany Tears Down Wind Farm to Make Way for Coal Mine Expansion
The nation is scrambling for energy alternatives, including coal, due to a previous reliance on Russian oil
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on October 30, 2022 at 5:09am — 2 Comments
Basically, Wind Plants Are Stupid
- Have you ever watched a wind plant's movement, when they do move?
- They don't go from zero to sixty MPH and maintain 60 MPH
- They fluctuate between zero and 60 Mph.
- It's like when you press the gas pedal in your car.
- The smoother the acceleration operation, the car performs better
- The thing is operating the gas pedal of a car…
Added by Dan McKay on October 29, 2022 at 7:18am — No Comments
I Sold My Soul For $850.
We knew it at the time. When the Governor of Maine reappropriated taxpayer money (Or federally printed money) to buy votes from Maine citizens at $850 a person, there was a catch coming. The big I (INFLATION) was on its way to the grocery stores, the electric bills, the heating bill, rent, car payments, house payments, insurance and on and on...
Added by Dan McKay on October 29, 2022 at 6:50am — No Comments
PPH and Sun Journal bury the 1.8 Billion Dollar Aroostook County Debacle
Added by Dan McKay on October 28, 2022 at 3:46pm — 1 Comment
Big Climate Brother Coming Your Way (voluntary now, mandatory later)
Big Climate Brother Coming Your Way (voluntary now, mandatory later)
By Robert Bradley Jr. -- October 27, 2022
“If alive today, F. A. Hayek would recognize and warn against the climate ‘road to serfdom.’ It is an evil that comes in steps, never in the whole. But the warning signs are increasing. It is time to expose and resist, politely but firmly.”
The climate…
Added by Dan McKay on October 27, 2022 at 5:23pm — 1 Comment
Current Circumstance of Sky-high Electric Bills Making People Rethink NECEC
Governor Janet Mills signaled her approval for the NECEC project.
"Mills stands by CMP corridor project, despite losing hometown support" Mills stands by CMP corridor project, despite losing hometown support | newscentermaine.com…
ContinueAdded by Dan McKay on October 23, 2022 at 10:00am — No Comments
FERC Issues Proposal to Overhaul Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation
Added by Dan McKay on October 23, 2022 at 6:30am — No Comments
Calpine Wins Big
$142,269,464.00 dollars ($142+ Million Dollars) That is what the natural gas-fired plant called Westbrook Energy Center owned by Calpine Corporation received for the 6 months from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, from the ISO-NE market. Report Viewer (ferc.gov)
Added by Dan McKay on October 22, 2022 at 8:04am — 1 Comment
5 trends shaping the future of energy
I’m an energy expert with a 15-year track record of correctly predicting major trends.
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Added by Dan McKay on October 21, 2022 at 5:29am — 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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