Lifetime Performance of World’s First Offshore Wind System in the North Sea 

https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/lifetime-performance-of-world-s-first-offshore-wind-farm

Decommissioning has started at the 26-year-old Vindeby…

The words of the proposal from the PUC turned out to be a slap in the face of the Maine citizenry!

"Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Generation and Transmission Projects" Issued by the Maine Public Utilities Commission

Excerpt from written proposal:  Emphasis provided by…

Tuesday, Jul 25, 2023 - 08:45 PM

Authored by Travis Fisher via RealClear Wire,

The U.S. power grid is already straining under excess regulations, with blackouts possible, but now the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed two more rules that promise to cause even more major problems.

One is a tailpipe emissions standard that would require 60% of new cars sold in 2030 to be electric. The other is a rule that would force hundreds of power plants to…

Russian/Ukraine Grain deal cancellation to hit EU, China and Turkey the most

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The European Union, China and Turkey will experience negative consequences of the termination of the grain deal, a Turkish source in the field of international agricultural trade told TASS on Monday, July 17.

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APPARENTLY, THERE WERE HEAT WAVES AND DROUGHTS IN EUROPE BEFORE GLOBAL WARMING FOR MORE THAN 1000 YEARS

All that time no fossil fuels were used and CO2 in the atmosphere was STEADY, and much lower than at present.

A real scientist would say, CO2 did not play any role regarding heat waves and droughts for one thousand…

Manchester, UK, has a fantasy to use the world’s largest battery to tackle variable wind and solar output

By Paul Homewood

Blueprints for the world’s largest battery on the site of an old coal-fired power station in Manchester, storing enough energy for 36,000 homes for a week, have won approval from planning officials.…

If anyone believes the wind power cost savings cited by King Pine developer Longroad (formerly First Wind), and the Maine PUC, we have several bridges we'd like to sell you. This is nothing but "Let's destroy Maine for Wall Street elites and stomp the faces of trusting Mainers."

July 25, 2023

The Aroostook Renewable Gateway transmission project would run 140 to 160 miles from Glenwood Plantation to Windsor.

by Billy…

Biden Regime Proposes Ban on Sale of Portable Gas Generators, Raising Concerns for Power Outage Reliance

by Jim Hᴏft Jul. 23, 2023 11:45 am

Following a series of policy initiatives targeting everyday appliances such as gas stoves, air conditioners, water heaters, and dishwashers, the Biden regime now sets its sights on portable gas generators in the name of climate change.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission…

How stupid are we?

CMP Parent Company Pulls Plug on Mass Offshore Wind

Maine lawmakers are pushing offshore wind even as Mass. projects founder

Steve Robinson

July 24, 2023

EXCERPTS

From Commonwealth…

A long but worthwhile read concerning the rabid theological underpinnings of today's climate zealotry and what perils lie ahead for those who "deny the science" and speak the truth.

By Brendan O'Neill via Spiked:

https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/07/22/the-climate-witch-trials/

Stranded Costs at 750 kilowatt hours per month comes to $8.40 per month

Efficiency Maine Trust received $38,552,953 of ratepayer money from CMP customers in 2022…

UK Offshore Wind Projects Threaten to Pull Out of Uneconomical Contracts, unless Subsidies are Increased

https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/uk-offshore-wind-projects-threaten-to-pull-out-of-uneconomical

By Paul Homewood…

We are in this together: United we stand, Divided we fall.

Why am I taking the time out of my VERY busy life, to periodically write this column? As you know, unlike many other Substack authors, my column is FREE — so I’m not doing this for the money. (BTW, a LARGE number of subscribers have formally offered to pay for my insights, but I have politely declined them all.) It’s not for notoriety either, as I’m already notorious. For example, about ten years ago…

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com

July 21, 2023

ESG scoring and mandates remain a subject we have contested since it sprang to life in 2020. The push of “woke activism” on, and by companies, to meet nebulous or artificial standards has led to various bad outcomes.

Blackrock manages over $10…

From our July 2023 issue

...............Now, along comes wind — in particular, the effort to bring “big wind” to the Gulf of Maine, with arrays proposed for 40 or more miles offshore, where the winds are highest and most sustained. After two privileged years occupying this Room With a View, I will be winding down my tenure next month, and my final column will consider what wind power may mean for the view from my room — and some of the trade-offs Mainers will need to weigh. In…

By Avi Salzman | July 21, 2023 | barrons.com