Comments - Welcome mat not fully out, wind industry summit comes to Maine - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T05:52:49Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A54709&xn_auth=noGood post Willy. Are there an…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2014-03-27:4401701:Comment:545832014-03-27T01:43:05.430ZMike DiCensohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/MikeDiCenso
<p>Good post Willy. Are there any other wind bass-turds on the NRCM?</p>
<p>Good post Willy. Are there any other wind bass-turds on the NRCM?</p> "
"Politics aside, market dem…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2014-03-26:4401701:Comment:548142014-03-26T11:44:04.216ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
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<h3>"Politics aside, market demand is driving business deals, organizers say."</h3>
<p>The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Maine, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of New Hampshire, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Vermont, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Massachusetts, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Connecticut, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Rhode Island. Without The Renewable Portfolio Standards, where the hell is the market demand ? Wind is such a loser,…</p>
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<h3>"Politics aside, market demand is driving business deals, organizers say."</h3>
<p>The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Maine, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of New Hampshire, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Vermont, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Massachusetts, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Connecticut, The Renewable Portfolio Standards of Rhode Island. Without The Renewable Portfolio Standards, where the hell is the market demand ? Wind is such a loser, laws mandating their presence had to be enacted. </p>
<p>The Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) as described by the Maine PUC :</p>
<p> <span>“The mechanism (of the renewable portfolio standard ) works by legislatively creating a demand for designated resources by mandating that pre-specified percentages of a retail electricity provider’s load are served by the designated resources. The market then operates to meet this legislatively created demand at the lowest cost. The result of the portfolio requirement mec</span><span class="text_exposed_show">hanism is that a premium over wholesale electricity market prices is created for the designated renewable resources. This premium is paid for by electricity customers through the supply portion of their bills.”<br/> The PUC's take on LD 646 – An Act to Remove the 100 MW Limit on Renewable Energy Sources:<br/>· "This could have a negative impact on currently eligible renewable facilities and if prices drop to the point where there is no significant market premium – there may be little purpose for maintaining any RPS </span></p> NRCM board member Marion Free…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2014-03-26:4401701:Comment:545792014-03-26T11:41:50.955ZWhetstone_Willyhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/WhetstoneWilly
<p><strong>NRCM board member Marion Freeman </strong><span>has served as the director of <strong>Kepware Technologies</strong> since 2000 according to NRCM's website.</span></p>
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<p><strong>"Kepware Technologies</strong> of Portland makes industrial control software for automation, and has clients in the power and oil industries. But recent business with Vestas, the large Danish turbine maker, has the 85-person company looking to see where else it can grow.</p>
<p>“Vestas has opened our…</p>
<p><strong>NRCM board member Marion Freeman </strong><span>has served as the director of <strong>Kepware Technologies</strong> since 2000 according to NRCM's website.</span></p>
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<p><strong>"Kepware Technologies</strong> of Portland makes industrial control software for automation, and has clients in the power and oil industries. But recent business with Vestas, the large Danish turbine maker, has the 85-person company looking to see where else it can grow.</p>
<p>“Vestas has opened our eyes to this industry,” said Erik Dellinger, Kepware’s product manager. “I’m trying to make those connections.”</p>