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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Blunder

On Cape Cod, the Town of Falmouth has been in negotiations with offshore wind contractors since March 2020. 
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Added by Frank Haggerty on March 16, 2023 at 5:25pm — 2 Comments

East Coast Wind Turbine Whale Deaths and Common Sense

 
Starting at the end of 2016 the construction of the first United States offshore wind turbine project started at Block Island, Rhode Island. 
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In 2017 a Humpback Whale…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on March 11, 2023 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Wind Turbines Whale Mortality 2016 to 2023

23 Dead Whales Washed Up on the East Coast Since…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on March 6, 2023 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

Falmouth Massachusetts 2nd Effort To Pioneer Wind Energy

Falmouth, Massachusetts will be one of the first locations where an offshore wind company uses high voltage direct current HVDC cable technology in the United States. The plans were announced on June 8, 2022, at a public Select Board meeting.  
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Added by Frank Haggerty on March 2, 2023 at 10:56am — 4 Comments

Offshore Wind Needs To Bypass Falmouth Massachusetts Town Bylaws

Falmouth Wind Turbines Removed in 2022 

Offshore Wind is seeking an exemption from wind turbine town bylaws 240-166 in order to build the project in Falmouth.

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The project…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 21, 2023 at 8:59am — 1 Comment

Ocean Wind Killing Whales To Save Polar Bears

14 whale deaths along US East Coast remain a mystery if you ignore wind turbine sonar mapping & Construction 

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Whales are known to use frequencies to…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 2, 2023 at 6:18am — No Comments

Whale Deaths Since 2016 Rhode Island Wind Farm Construction

The nation's first offshore wind farm opened off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016. …

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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 1, 2023 at 9:28pm — No Comments

East Coast Whale Deaths No Brainer Wind Turbine Construction

One year moratorium warranted 
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Federal and state…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 24, 2023 at 10:41am — No Comments

Dowses Beach Cape Cod 800 MW Cables Meeting 1/17/2023

Save Greater Dowses Beach Cape Cod Vacation Destination
 
Meeting January 17, 2023 Time 6:30 - 8:00 PM 
 
Osterville Village Library Meeting Room …

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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 14, 2023 at 5:20pm — No Comments

Offshore Wind Wreaks Havoc On Cape Cod

Offshore Wind Wreaks Havoc On Cape Cod 

 
The wind industry has transformed residential neighborhoods on Cape Cod vacation destinations into unprecedented uncertainty pitting neighbor against neighbor. These state and town officials get offered…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 10, 2023 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Projects Imploding

Massachusetts had a goal of 2,000 megawatts of wind energy installed in the state by 2020.  Noise complaints in almost every…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on January 1, 2023 at 7:10am — 1 Comment

Ocean Wind Turbine Cable Landing Studies Halted Falmouth Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS 12/19/22

Mayflower Wind: Falmouth Access Agreement Denied…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on December 20, 2022 at 10:39pm — 1 Comment

Inflation Destroying US Offshore Wind Projects

Many offshore wind companies have already leased offshore wind sites off the East Coast expecting to make a profit.

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In order to go forward each ocean wind company had to established power purchase agreements ( PPAs ). The PPA allows the wind developer to finance the project through banks or venture…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on November 24, 2022 at 11:08am — 3 Comments

Offshore Wind Turbine Inflation Claim Draws Rhode Island "Show Cause Orders"

An offshore wind company made proposals to land its cables in Falmouth Massachusetts and Portsmouth Rhode Island. 
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The wind company held talks with Falmouth town officials for almost two years.
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During a June 8th 2022…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on November 20, 2022 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Reveals New Bedford Ocean Port Deficiencies

The vessel CABLE ENTERPRISE East Passage Newport Rhode Island  October 2002

Picture Credit: Frank Haggerty 

Massachusetts Offshore Wind Reveals New Bedford Ocean Port Deficiencies 
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The Massachusetts offshore cable installation started this week for an offshore…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on November 11, 2022 at 8:50am — 3 Comments

NE Offshore Wind Turbine Agenda Devastated

Supply chain, inflation, interest rates ,lawsuits, appeals, transmission lines 

One of seven offshore wind companies south of Massachusetts facing supply chain issues dropped its installation goals until perhaps next year. The increase in interest and high inflation rates have created the need to…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 27, 2022 at 11:34am — 2 Comments

Wind Turbines Only Generate Power Between 6 MPH and 50 MPH

Wind Turbines Only Generate Power Between 6 MPH and 50 MPH

Renewable energy experts say a single standard 10 megawatt ocean wind turbine can power up to around 13,000 homes. The problem is the wind would have to blow 49 mph 24/7.
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 22, 2022 at 7:48am — 1 Comment

Five State Study Offshore HVDC Cables Study Needed ASAP

Picture: Cable duct system 345,000 volts at 3200 megawatts over 4X Pilgrim Nuclear Plant in your backyard

New England Onshore Wind Turbine Electric Cable  Health Impact Study Needed ASAP

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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 19, 2022 at 12:55pm — No Comments

HVDC Wind Turbine Cables Studies For Lobsters No Human Study?

Researchers have said: "Lobsters which hatch near subsea electricity cables risk developing life-limiting deformities-"

High-voltage direct current (HVDC) sub sea ocean…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on October 17, 2022 at 5:06pm — 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

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(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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