WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH ENERGY MAINE WIND PROJECTS PRODUCE? YOU 'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT!
In 2017, EIS, the Energy Information Administration, changed its reporting requirements, for renewable energy projects. Many of Maine’s wind projects that previously provided monthly reports are now only required to file an annual report. The final (revised) 2016 data was made available On March 9. 2018. Here are the regs provided to me by EIA when I inquired about the change:
https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_923/instructions.pdf (schedule 3 part D of EIA reporting instructions)
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia923/ (Section 2 of worksheet 6)
If you would like to see how these changes in reporting requirements affect Maine wind project reporting, take a look here:
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/1?agg=2,0,1&am...
It appears that only Bingham and Hancock wind projects are required to report monthly. It is also interesting to note that data collection is contracted out to a company named JBS International.
My cynical side is telling me this is a great way to cover up the failure of wind energy, especially in Maine!
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Comment by Eric A. Tuttle on April 10, 2018 at 5:53pm
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Today's output across the state of the 18 wind farms I am tracking is at 2.31% of NPR capacity.
43 Days of sampling has produced a result of only 33.95%, with our windiest Months past us.
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Comment by John F. Hussey on April 10, 2018 at 5:33pm
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Wind is for Mass-holes!
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Comment by Frank J. Heller, MPA on April 10, 2018 at 5:04pm
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Another thing was how much was exported and how much used in state. Wind is mostly exported, nat. gas is used in local grids on demand, I think.
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Interesting chart...lot of nulled out data elements, even on an annual basis. . And then aosome interesting contrasts. For Mars Hill, the annual generation in MWhours was 132,558 in 2014 and dropped to 131, 836. Lost revenue or down time or wind velocity fluctuations?
A lot is missing, for example amount paid for power produced; graph of when power was produced....there are annual graphs and there are substantial variations in output. and most plants are nulled out. The Saddle back ridge wind farm doubled production, but I can't find details of the installation, how many turbines and at what capacity? Nor do I understand what the 'fuel consumption' data element means...is that fossil fuel offset or electricity consumed while turbines were idle? are monthly totals 'normal' for time of year.
In Oct. 2015 it was 129, in Nov. 167, in dec. 136, and jan. it was 164.
in Oct 2016 it was 144, in Nov. it was 163, in Dec. it was 226 and in Jan. 2017 it was 172
In Oct 2017 output was 219, in Nov. it was 223, in Dec. it was 207 and in Jan 2018 it was 244.
Obviously, output has gone up but on a per turbine basis what is it?
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Comment by Thinklike A. Mountain on April 10, 2018 at 4:35pm
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What about generators other than wind energy? Are the others required to report only annually? It sounds like fossil fuels, for example, are not really dependent on the season and can simply be ramped up or down depending on needs. Wind and solar are totally dependent on external and uncontrollable conditions. Not being able to see their production monthly would seem to make it impossible to see whether their production, based on how it simply happens to fall, lines up with electricity demand. How can one evaluate a power source if this alignment (or lack thereof) is not visible?
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