LISA LINOWES OF WINDACTION.ORG TESTIFIES IN FRONT OF US CONGRESS.
Lisa Linowes of windaction.org presented excellent testimony in Washington D.C. before the: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Impact of Tax Policies on the Commercial Application of Renewable Energy Technology Testimony of Lisa C. Linowes April 19, 2012 Background and Purpose Energy policy in the United States calls for the aggressive deployment of renewable generation which has led to an explosion of expensive renewable resources that are variable, operating largely off-peak, off-season and are located in rural areas with limited transmission. By the end of 2011, nearly 47,000 megawatts (MW) of on-shore wind was installed in the United States representing less than 3% of total electricity generation in the country. Based on the interconnection queues of each grid region in the US, industrial wind is the dominant renewable resource representing more than 90% of the proposed generating capacity of all renewable energy projects in the United States. My testimony looks at recent trends in the US wind industry including the impacts of advancing significant wind resources. I also examine the effect of the production tax credit and Section 1603 in driving growth..... Read more - Transcript of entire testimony is attached and at the link below: http://democrats.science.house.gov/sites/democrats.science.house.go...
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Comment by alice mckay barnett on April 27, 2012 at 8:14pm
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Munebaght wrote this
Sorry - you are way off base. In the real world, commercial wind turbines produce power 70-90% of the time, but not at their rated capacity - and, they have 100% availability and require little routine maintenance. Wind power opponents do not understand this.A 3 MW turbine operating 24/7/365 at 1 MW would have a capacity factor of 33% - even though it was producing power all the time.
Some of us understand this . Others? not so much
Wind turbines are highly efficient. The Betz efficiency (theoretical maximum wind-to-electricity efficiency) of wind turbines is 59%. In the real world, commercial wind turbines achieve 72% of their Betz efficiency, for an overall wind-to-electricity conversion factor of 42%. This is better than the thermal-to-electricity conversion efficiency of nuclear power plants and conventional coal plants (~30%) and equal to the best state-of-the-art combined cycle gas-fired powers.
Claims that wind turbines are "inefficient" are just plain wrong.
Wind power opponents also falsely attempt to compare wind turbine capacity factors to other means of power generation. What is the cut-in wind speed of a nuclear power plant? (clue - they don't have one) What is the thermal conversion efficiency of a wind turbine? (clue - they don't have one) Attempts by wind power opponents to make these apple and orange comparisons are just a little silly.
Furthermore, real world experience clearly indicates that wind power does not require additional spinning reserve at grid penetrations of 20% or less. This has clearly been the case in Texas, California, Spain, UK and Denmark. Real world experience in Spain and Colorado clearly indicate wind power can provide 50-60% of grid demand without grid reliability problems.
Some of us do are homework, think for ourselves and understand that global warming - not renewable energy - is the real threat to Maine.
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Comment by Long Islander on April 23, 2012 at 11:35pm
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Great testimony.
Would love to see estimates for the nation's wind-related transmission bill. If it's $1.5 billion in Maine, and we're just a tiny fraction of the U.S., what's the whole pricetag?
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Comment by Penny Gray on April 23, 2012 at 8:10pm
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Wow. Phenomenal testimony. This must be mandated reading material for all involved with this industry. Devlopers, politicians, rate payers. This threat to our national security is very real and quite frankly, inexcusable considering the basis for it. Thank you, Lisa Linowes.
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This is incredible testimony from a true wind warrior expert and should be required reading of every member of the US Congress and every member of the Maine legislature!
It clearly shows the waste and inefficiency these tax policies have created across America and especially in the State of Maine.
Anyone who votes to extend the PTCs needs to be investigated for potential corruption.
Thanks Monique for sharing with us. Now we must distribute this testimony as widely as possible!
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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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