DEP Wind Energy Law Public Workshop, Wed 9/21 9 am-12 noon

As Gary Campbell wrote the other day "I can't overstate how important this meeting will be. It will shape how DEP evaluates & decides wind permits for years to come. You'd better believe every wind developer, wind lawyer, construction crew, hack, crony and wind shill will be there!"

Public Workshop on the Wind Energy Act Standards for Scenic Charact...

Date: September 21, 2016 
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Spectacular Events Center, 395 Griffin Road, Bangor, Maine


On Wednesday, September 21, the Department of Environmental Protection will be holding a workshop and presentation on a pre-rulemaking draft of a rule that will address certain standards in the Wind Energy Act. In July the Department provided stakeholders with an opportunity to comment on a pre-rulemaking draft that the Department intends to propose as Wind Energy Act Standards. At the workshop Mark Bergeron, the Director of the Bureau of Land Resources, will present changes to the draft rule in response to those comments and describe plans for moving forward with the rulemaking process.


The draft rule will be pursuant to the rulemaking authority established in Public Law 2007, Chapter 661, Section E-2, and will address scenic character, shadow flicker, public safety, tangible benefits, and decommissioning. The draft rule will not address best practical mitigation measures, as this will be the subject of a future rulemaking pursuant to 35-A MRSA § 3459.


Please let us know if you are planning to attend so we can ensure that we have enough room. This is not part of the formal rulemaking process, which has not yet begun. We will also provide notice of the commencement of the rulemaking process when that occurs. The Department contact for this rule is Mark Margerum. He may be reached at:


Email: mark.t.margerum@maine.gov


Maine Department of Environmental Protection
17 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0017


Phone: 207-287-7842
Fax: 207-287-7191

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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on September 21, 2016 at 4:37pm

Audio Listen Method [See Post for download method]

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on September 21, 2016 at 1:05pm

There was no evidence of any audio recording of this workshop. I will create and post an audio transcript while I continue to process the video.

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on September 21, 2016 at 12:58pm

I have recorded the event and have started processing the video

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on September 20, 2016 at 3:11pm

The other videographer I had in mind will be covering the Maine Fair Trade Campaign board meeting. 

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on September 20, 2016 at 12:28pm

Trying to get another Videographer to join. Will let you know ASAP. 

Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on September 20, 2016 at 12:16pm

I have made plans to be at this workshop, to record. Hope to see some Wind Warriors there. 

 

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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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