Comments - LD 1750 being discussed at the EUT committee today !!! THE FUTURE OF MAINE WIND PERMITTING. - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-28T08:29:22Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A54288&xn_auth=noThe Natural Resources Committ…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2014-03-20:4401701:Comment:542942014-03-20T04:08:04.064ZMike DiCensohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/MikeDiCenso
<p>The Natural Resources Committee or Tourism should be involved. Leaving anything up to the EUT is not the answer.</p>
<p>The Natural Resources Committee or Tourism should be involved. Leaving anything up to the EUT is not the answer.</p> Looks like this bill was writ…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2014-03-19:4401701:Comment:544832014-03-19T16:46:30.085ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
<p>Looks like this bill was written by and for the wind industry...from the 2008 First Wind SEC report under risk factors. </p>
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<p><font size="2"> Negative public or community response to wind energy projects may adversely affect our ability to construct our projects in certain areas. In addition, legal challenges may result in an injunction against construction or operation, impeding our ability to place projects in operation according to schedule, meet our development and…</font></p>
<p>Looks like this bill was written by and for the wind industry...from the 2008 First Wind SEC report under risk factors. </p>
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<p><font size="2"> Negative public or community response to wind energy projects may adversely affect our ability to construct our projects in certain areas. In addition, legal challenges may result in an injunction against construction or operation, impeding our ability to place projects in operation according to schedule, meet our development and construction targets or generate revenues. Some of our wind energy projects are the subject of administrative and legal challenges from groups opposed to wind energy projects in general or groups concerned with potential environmental impacts or perceived impacts on property values. We expect such opposition and challenges to continue as we progress with development and construction of our existing projects and to increase as the number of projects we have in development and under construction increases. An increase in opposition to the granting of permits or unfavorable outcomes of such challenges could materially and adversely affect our development plans. If we are unable to complete our development projects or are unable to obtain necessary permits or are unable to enter into PPAs, access transmission lines with available capacity, secure turbines or obtain financing necessary to complete our development projects, we may not be able to install the MW of operating capacity that we currently anticipate from our development projects. A failure to install the MW of capacity that we target in our anticipated time frame could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations."</font></p>
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