Long Islander's Blog – December 2021 Archive (13)

Small and safe reactors can be built close to where the demand is greatest, thus eliminating lengthy, wide transmission lines, dams and fossil fuels.

By Richard Bedard Special to the Press Herald

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The former Republican in me says it is OK to cut a tree, because our need for electricity is so great. Oh, how I miss Dick Hill, longtime University of Maine mechanical engineering professor, at a time like this.

His mind would have done the…

12/22/21

By Peter McGuire Staff Writer

Public funding for new vehicle incentives and charging stations to meet Maine's climate goals is projected to fall short by more than $100 million, according to the state-commissioned report.

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Rapidly electrifying cars and trucks in Maine is the fastest way to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and meet the state’s climate change goals, but getting there will be an uphill ride, a new report commissioned by the state…

Letter to the editor | The Ellsworth American | December 17, 2021

Dear Governor: On December 6, New England’s electric grid operator warned that your state is at “heightened risk” of power outages this winter. According to ISO New England President Gordon van Welie, “controlled power outages” would most likely occur during an extended period of extreme cold, when, for millions of local residents and…

Industrial Wind Turbines Once Again are Up to Their Old Tricks

California To Slash Rooftop Solar Subsidies, Add New Fees

Green Energy Push Is Contributing To Forced Labor, Slavery

Offshore wind project go-ahead ‘will be disastrous’ for already-struggling seabirds

Is nuclear energy green? France and Germany lead opposing camps.

*** Report: Fossil fuels for China, Decarbonization for everyone else

Biden's New "Regressive" Methane Tax Will Raise Average…

by Lori Valigra

December 16, 2021

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The federal government will have more control over large electric grid expansions under a little-noticed portion of the sweeping infrastructure law, potentially letting it override state decisions on large projects such as Maine’s stalled hydropower corridor.

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed by…

***Wind Energy companies accused of bid rigging and racketeering in US lawsuit

Public should know true costs of state's push for carbon-free grid

Energy poverty in Europe is linked to expensive renewables

Fine Video: Wind Turbines: Salvation or Ruin? Part 1: Wind Energy & Humans

Offshore wind grid woes may be worse than previously thought

Biden’s offshore wind goal is a waste of energy

Power Brief: China Flexes…

Lawsuits anyone?

With natural gas supplies disrupted, Mainers may need to reduce energy use this winter

Maine Public | By Fred Bever

Published December 6, 2021 at 5:34 PM EST

PUC to give a boost to renewable projects in northern Maine

Updated 12/7/21

State regulators have begun the process of collecting proposals for a high-voltage transmission line to serve as a conduit for renewable energy projects in Aroostook and Washington counties.

HALLOWELL — Despite criticism of the New England Clean Energy Connect…

By Fred Bever | Maine Public | December 3, 2021 | www.mainepublic.org ~~

Wind & Solar Energy:

A green paradox: Deforesting the Amazon for wind energy in the Global North

Quantifying the hurricane risk to offshore wind turbines

Green Technologies Have A Glaring Problem Of Scale

NY Utility Bills to Rise 10± Percent due to Green NYC

Lake Erie wind turbine project subject of upcoming Ohio Supreme Court hearing

Pennsylvania Bill Solar and Wind Decommissioning Introduced

Fire fears over huge battery…

What I would add to this article is that apart from the UMPI wind turbine's fatal fire, it was a complete disaster in terms of electricity production, never getting anywhere near its going in goals. An unmitigated disaster, as thoroughly documented on this website..

“Our experience with wind was not successful,” said UMPI Chief Business officer Betsy Sawhill Espe. “We found out that the fire was not totally unusual for wind turbines, so we…