Legislator: LD 1810 nearshore wind bill "will be stripped down"
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Comment by Ron Huber on March 22, 2010 at 10:53pm
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Closing remarks of Patrice McCarron, Maine Lobstermens Association, at the end of the LD1810 worksession on Thursday. (her reference to Dagher is his call to blow off inshore wind and and go straight to ten miles offshore with deepwater floating windfarms)
"I wanted to follow up on Dr. Dagher's point and some of the questions that were raised in terms of the intention of the ocean energy task force, and the statement about leapfrogging the existing technologiy and getting into offshore energy
It's something that I've really struggled with. We wholeheartedly support this offshore development. Obviously it passes by the majority of where my stakeholders make their livings. That's a no-brainer
When I look at the language here: because the bill is so comprehensive and because its laying out the regulatory process to establish this in state waters - which I fully understand can happen anyway, and probably is a blessing in disguise, though it scares me -
What's missing for me after taking in all this comment is the legislative findings which begin on page 14 and page 15; the sections A-1, 2, 3 and 4 It doesn't clearly state that this is the state's goal, which is to pass over this existing technology state waters, and really focus where the wind resources are greatest.
Those are strictly legislative findings but for me it really sets the tone for the values and the goals of the state, and a I'd like to look at potentially strengthening that and clarifying what the true intention of this is , if that is indeed. That would go a long where in terms of understanding the regularoty language benig established for state waters, and what the statye is really pursuing long term. I wanted to add that comment.
Question from Rep Fitz. "Related to that kind of thought. One thing to remember is that this isn't just about wind and the other technologies that may be more coastal oriented -could be in our rivers, estuaries in those very same areas you are concerned about. that also is a part of the long term view but also near term. So they have to kind of blend together and not lose because all the sudden we want to say the big target is deeper in the the ocean - there is a comprehensive package, and its contained in here.
I know taking language from a task force that was broad and trying to narrow it down to a few findings without having a book. We still wound up with a book. But that is also part of it. As you consider those and com up with suggestions
Patrice McCarron MLA. "I do appreciate the need for the regulatory language for the state. A lot of it is the scale of the existing technology for commercial wind, and just how massive of an impact that would have to have something up and viable so near to shore."
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I hope Chuck Digate is there. Although if not, it'll be because he's gotten the bad news that Neptune Wind's state waters plans are sunk.
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LD 1810 APPEARS to be getting re-written this way: two parts:
1. State Waters: come back in 2012 with recommendations on what terms and conditions for solicitation of windmill leases should look like. Run past the affected communities - fishing tourism etc and let them get their economics protected first, then proceed with considering the stat waters leasing idea THEN
2. Federal waters. University of Maine amendment: Direct PUC fairly soon to issue an RFP for a Deepwater offshore wind energy project up to 25 megawatts. "Deepwater" defined as more than 300 feet deep and at least 10 nautical miles from the mainland or the shore of an inhabited island.
So what do we think?
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Comment by Joanne Moore on March 22, 2010 at 7:08pm
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By carpetbaggers I meant Chuck Digate and the like, not the committee members. Maybe I will just go and see how others speak to the committee.
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I noticed at the last worksession they would quiz the govt officials and then the chair would say: "any other stakeholders?" and activists like Friends of Maine Mountains and others would rise and speak.
I expect it will be the same tomorrow afternoon.
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Be careful. The idea is to drive them in the right direction, deploying both sticks AND carrots, so that they are left with no alternative but to dump all the state waters leasing sections off the bill, to save the lobstermen, scallopers, shrimpers, groundfishermen, windjammer captains, coastal resorts, and other Mainers already economically dependent on natural coastal waters. It would be a committee of heroes and not toadies to Big Energy.
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I might see you there if there is a public comment time. I'm just about primed to tell those effing carpetbaggers where they can go!
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Tomorrow 1pm Utility and Energy Committee. Room 211, Cross State Office Building (connected to state capital building)
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Is there a hearing on this tomorrow - Tuesday? If so, where, what time?
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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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