Write down these dates and spread the word: Public Meetings for Wind Power Auction of Gulf of Maine

By Steve Robinson
May 23, 2024

In-person Open House Meetings:

  1. Portland, Maine
    • Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
    • Time: 5-8 p.m.
    • Location: Holiday Inn Portland-by the Bay, 88 Spring Street
    • Registration: Encouraged
  2. Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    • Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
    • Time: 5-8 p.m.
    • Location: Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Rd
    • Registration: Encouraged
  3. Danvers, Massachusetts
    • Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024
    • Time: 5-8 p.m.
    • Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, North Shore, 50 Ferncroft Rd
    • Registration: Encouraged

Additionally, BOEM will hold the fourth Gulf of Maine Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on May 31, 2024, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. This meeting will be both in-person and livestreamed. While virtual attendees can watch and listen, they will not be able to participate actively.

Task Force Meeting:

  • Date: Friday, May 31, 2024
  • Time: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Location: Hotel 1620, 180 Water St, Plymouth, MA
  • Registration: Encouraged

BOEM is also hosting a series of virtual meetings targeting various stakeholders, including the general public, commercial and recreational fishing sectors, environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs), and the commercial maritime industry. These meetings will be recorded and later posted on BOEM’s website.

Virtual Meetings:

  • General Public: May 23, 2024, 6-8 p.m.
  • Commercial Fishing (Mobile & Fixed Gear): June 6, 2024, 5-7 p.m.
  • Recreational Fishing and Highly Migratory Species: June 11, 2024, 5-7 p.m.
  • Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (eNGOs): June 10, 2024, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
  • Commercial Maritime (Shipping): June 10, 2024, 4-6 p.m.

Participants must register for virtual meetings.

Public comments can be submitted via the regulations.gov web portal by searching for Docket No. BOEM-2024-0026, or by mail to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Office of Renewable Energy Programs.

For more information on the meetings and to register, visit BOEM’s website.

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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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"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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