WHAT YOU CAN DO AT THE LEGISLATURE THURSDAY MAY 9 TH

THE  WIND  LOBBY WILL  BE  THERE  IN  FORCE TO OPPOSE ALL CHANGES IN THE WIND PERMITTING PROCESS , BUT YOU CAN  SHOW  YOUR SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING WIND RELATED  BILLS BY : 

  WRITING  COMMENTS  IN SUPPORT  OF LD 1061, LD1325,LD 1375, LD 1434,LD 1471 TO  THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ( SEE BELOW ) OR ATTEND THE HEARINGS AND TESTIFY.

Public Hearings  Energy, Utilities, & Technology Committee   Click on LD# to view bill.              Cross Building, Room 211                                                                         

LD 1061 An Act To Regulate Meteorological Data-gathering Towers in Maine    (Brad - CTFWP) May 9, 2013, 1:30p
LD 1325 Resolve, To Place a Temporary Suspension on Permitting of Certain Expedited Grid-scale Wind Energy Developments (Alan - FHM) May 9, 2013, 1:30p
LD 1375 An Act To Enhance Maine's Economy and Environment     (Chris - FMM) May 9, 2013, 1:30p
LD 1434 An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Noise from Wind Turbines    (Freedom - Bennetts ) May 9, 2013, 1:30p
LD 1471 An Act Authorizing the Board of Environmental Protection To Modify a License for a Wind Energy Development (Vinalhaven - Lindgrens) May 9, 2013, 1:30p
LD 1472 An Act To Provide for Economic Development with Offshore Wind Power   (ME Wind Industry Initiative, Midcoast legislators) May 9, 2013, 1:30p
The 2012 Energy Office Wind Assessment and supporting documents, including the items below, can be found at: 
Maine Wind Energy Development Assessment:
1.       Maine Wind Energy Development Assessment – Report and Recommendations, March 2012 – Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security.
2.       Maine Wind Assessment 2012, A Report – Prepared for the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security:  Coastal Enterprises, Inc., January 31, 2012.
3.       Report of OEIS Assessment of Cumulative Visual Impacts from Wind Energy Development – CVI Assessment, March 2012 (Appendix C in Maine Wind Energy Development Assessment)
Referenced documents:
4.       MPUC RPS Report 2011 – Review of RPS Requirements and Compliance in Maine – Prepared by London Economics International LLC for the Maine Public Utilities Commission, January 30, 2012.
5.       Renewable Resources Supply Curve Report – New England States Committee on Electricity, January 2012.
6.       Executive Summary:  Renewable Supply Curve Analysis, NESCOE, 
 
 

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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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