Governor LePage Executive Order of January 2018
AN ORDER ESTABLISHING THE MAINE WIND ENERGY ADVISORY
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WHEREAS, Tourism is a major industry in the State of Maine, attracting over 35 million
visitors in 2016 who spent nearly $6 billion; and
"VHEREAS, the scenic vistas and pristine waters of Western Maine, our coast and coastal
islands, and our significant avian migratory pathways (the Areas) attract significant tourism to
the State; and
'VHEREAS, the visitors to the Areas in Maine are known to come to enjoy outdoor and nature
oriented activities; and
WHEREAS, noise and vibration caused by wind turbines are well known effects of the turbines;
and
WHEREAS, the sight of wind turbines can affect property values; and
WHEREAS, wildlife will be affected by the wind t11rbines; and
WHEREAS, the future estimated decommissioning costs of wind turbines are uncertain; and
WHEREAS, any decision regarding siting wind turbines in the Areas will have long term
consequences to the tourism industry; and,
WHEREAS, the benefit from wind turbines are therefore uncertain.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Paul R. LePage, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby
establish the Maine Wind Energy Advisory Commission ("the Commission") for the purposes
of (1) Studying the economic impact of potential Wind turbines in the Areas, (2) Assessing the
economic impact of expedited wind rules and procedures, (3) Assessing and developing
recommendations in a written report. I order that no permits related to wind turbines are issued in the Areas until the report is issued in writing. I also order that Pursuant to Title 1, section 402, subsection 2, paragraph F, the meetings of this Review Panel are not "public proceedings" subject to Maine's Freedom of Access Act.
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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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