DEP Hearing on Canton Mtn Wind Project - Thursday
DEP hearing on Canton Mountain wind farm Thursday
CANTON — A public informational meeting on a proposed eight-turbine wind farm planned for Canton Mountain will take place at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 22, at the Municipal Building on Cross Street.
This is part of the permit review process for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Patriot Renewables LLC, of Quincy, Mass., is planning the project which would provide 22 megawatts of power. Long-term plans call for connecting the project to a substation off Ludden Lane that is being built for the 12-turbine Saddleback Ridge Wind Project in Carthage.
About six to eight months will be needed for the DEP to review the completed application, according to Canton Mountain Wind LLC.
The $44 million project would contribute $4,000 per turbine per year to a community benefit fund. Tax revenue from the completed project could be used to lower property taxes or fund community projects.
Andy Novey, project developer for Patriot Renewables, will provide an overview of the wind farm plan at the hearing.
Erle Townsend, DEP project manager, will review the permit process, then the public will have a chance to make comments or ask questions. The DEP requests that any questions asked by members of the public at the hearing be put into writing so that each question is addressed during the permitting process. Residents may also submit comments, in writing, to the DEP for consideration.
The Canton project is one of several in various stages of planning in the Western Maine area by Patriot Renewables. A 10-turbine project in Woodstock, known as Spruce Mountain Wind, is up and running.
Another project, TimberWinds, a 10 to 12 turbine project for the Colonel Holman Mountain ridgeline in Dixfield, is in the early stages.
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Comment by Hart Daley on March 20, 2012 at 7:53am
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Canton residents, you should create your own wind ordinance and not rely on the DEP wind ordinance which was created with the influence of Angus King who is making millions off our mountains.
Remember if you agree to enter into a TIF your the money your town garners can not be used to lower taxes. You will not get free energy. Wind energy is too inefficient, sporadic and costly to produce so electric rates will increase. Also, once these projects are created you will suffer a substantial loss in property value to your homes.
Maine already has ample energy produced in this state so this "surplus" energy is sold out of state.
This is NOT the green energy you envisioned. Wind companies destroy thousands of acres of CO2 absorbing coniferous trees to erect metal monsters that reduce far less CO2 than the trees they have destroyed.And they have very little impact on the use of fossil fuels. This is not just a Maine problem, it is a global problem.
These massive, destructive projects are built using YOUR tax dollars in huge federal subsidies. Check out www.windtaskforce.org for real answers. Educate yourself. Don't rely on the wind companies to provide you truthful answers since they are accountable only to themselves. Talk to people who are already impacted by the construction of these projects.
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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."
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