Comments - It's Official, They Are Not Green In Maine - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T11:58:52Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A62240&xn_auth=noSpreadsheet in progress:https…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:619652015-03-09T14:41:03.895ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>Spreadsheet in progress:<br></br><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fiZaQ-YfEKV8a2wbfZtCcDto1pMVWW6_teUXJiRv-D4/edit#gid=932506405" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fiZaQ-YfEKV8a2wbfZtCcDto1pMVWW6_teUXJiRv-D4/edit#gid=932506405</a><br></br>Sheet 3, column AQ, is linked to the below…<br></br></p>
<p>Spreadsheet in progress:<br/><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fiZaQ-YfEKV8a2wbfZtCcDto1pMVWW6_teUXJiRv-D4/edit#gid=932506405" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fiZaQ-YfEKV8a2wbfZtCcDto1pMVWW6_teUXJiRv-D4/edit#gid=932506405</a><br/>Sheet 3, column AQ, is linked to the below<br/><a href="http://www.isa.org.usyd.edu.au/publications/documents/ISA_Nuclear_Report.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.isa.org.usyd.edu.au/publications/documents/ISA_Nuclear_Report.pdf</a><br/>Though this Document is from Australia, and a few years old, I doubt the technology has advanced more than a 10% betterment<br/>This Document gives some information on the Various Energy sources in a Cradle to Grave assessment. Solar is one of the worst.<br/>This is indicated in the Spreadsheet. A good Reading and understanding of the linked document will allow you to draw your own<br/>conclusions.</p> third party marketers ? cou…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:622652015-03-09T14:24:50.786ZDan McKayhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/DanMcKay
<p>third party marketers ? could we say " speculators " SunEdison has plans to bundle mass quantities of RECs and offer for sale much like the derivatives market of home mortgages. </p>
<p>third party marketers ? could we say " speculators " SunEdison has plans to bundle mass quantities of RECs and offer for sale much like the derivatives market of home mortgages. </p> https://www.google.com/url?sa…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:622642015-03-09T14:06:19.562ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
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<p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fgreenpower%2Fgpmarket%2Frec.htm&ei=Tqj9VNAd0rWxBMW4gegF&usg=AFQjCNHs0X6NFyfKEOt9H5u4YJWviDRSXg&sig2=6bXLvRDUNys3F9qXiVAAMw&bvm=bv.87611401,d.cWc" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDMQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epa.gov%2Fgreenpower%2Fgpmarket%2Frec.htm&ei=Tqj9VNAd0rWxBMW4gegF&usg=AFQjCNHs0X6NFyfKEOt9H5u4YJWviDRSXg&sig2=6bXLvRDUNys3F9qXiVAAMw&bvm=bv.87611401,d.cWc</a></p>
<p>RECs can be traded directly from buyer to seller, but third party marketers, brokers, or asset managers are commonly found in the marketplace. Renewable generation facilities will often sell their credits to these entities, who then resell them on the market at a later date.[4]</p>
<p>In the United States, Arcadia Power is a certified REC seller that sells primarily to residences and small businesses and ensures they meet the EPA definition of "using 100% green power."[5][6]</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Energy_Certificate_%28United_States%29" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Energy_Certificate_%28United_States%29</a></p> If I as Wind, needed Cash to…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:620622015-03-09T13:41:33.146ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>If I as Wind, needed Cash to raise funds for a future project, I could sell my already acquired REC's to the highest bidder on the REC market. A Coal fired plant wanting to sell green power on the grid system that is making a good profit could buy them, and encourage a new company to purchase green power from them. Though they are not PPA to the producer of the green energy and may not even be on the grid with the Green Source, they own the REC's and the Coal Power is deemed Green power in…</p>
<p>If I as Wind, needed Cash to raise funds for a future project, I could sell my already acquired REC's to the highest bidder on the REC market. A Coal fired plant wanting to sell green power on the grid system that is making a good profit could buy them, and encourage a new company to purchase green power from them. Though they are not PPA to the producer of the green energy and may not even be on the grid with the Green Source, they own the REC's and the Coal Power is deemed Green power in the overall National Market and legally can be called such. The new company that is purchasing from the Coal Plant can still deceive the public by stating they purchase Green Energy and only use such. This too is a Fraud.....</p> Martha, I have done some rese…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:622632015-03-09T13:35:49.374ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>Martha, I have done some research on REC's. They are granted to the Green Producers, Traded on a Market, can be purchased by Coal Fired Plants, and redeemed when the power is sold to the end consumer. The redeemer of the REC's is credited for selling Green Power. (Though it came directly from the Coal Plant) This is the basics. </p>
<p>Martha, I have done some research on REC's. They are granted to the Green Producers, Traded on a Market, can be purchased by Coal Fired Plants, and redeemed when the power is sold to the end consumer. The redeemer of the REC's is credited for selling Green Power. (Though it came directly from the Coal Plant) This is the basics. </p> Eric..you seem to know a lot…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:619642015-03-09T13:18:22.393ZMartha thackerhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/Marthathacker246
<p>Eric..you seem to know a lot about RECs. I don't. Have tried to find out who makes money off of them and don't feel like I have a grasp on it. Do the corporations make the money? Do the states benefit in any way ? </p>
<p>One state has cancelled their renewable energy law. Don't have a link , but could find it if anyone is interested. I thought a wind farm losing in a court of law set a precedent and was positive. One state is positive for me too. But really don't know for sure...certainly…</p>
<p>Eric..you seem to know a lot about RECs. I don't. Have tried to find out who makes money off of them and don't feel like I have a grasp on it. Do the corporations make the money? Do the states benefit in any way ? </p>
<p>One state has cancelled their renewable energy law. Don't have a link , but could find it if anyone is interested. I thought a wind farm losing in a court of law set a precedent and was positive. One state is positive for me too. But really don't know for sure...certainly do not have a legal mind.</p> Gary, you bring up a good poi…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-09:4401701:Comment:622612015-03-09T12:49:17.308ZJustin Robert Turcohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/JustinRobertTurco
Gary, you bring up a good point. The public service board in Vermont gives great credence to the fact that by approving these projects they are meeting the goals of our legislature. Which is to produce renewable energy in Vermont. This is one of the MAJOR ways they show that the project is in the public good. If they couldn't show that a project was in the public good they would not be able to approve the project. "Public good"....from my perspective.....is THE point...It is the one thing they…
Gary, you bring up a good point. The public service board in Vermont gives great credence to the fact that by approving these projects they are meeting the goals of our legislature. Which is to produce renewable energy in Vermont. This is one of the MAJOR ways they show that the project is in the public good. If they couldn't show that a project was in the public good they would not be able to approve the project. "Public good"....from my perspective.....is THE point...It is the one thing they need to see. In any proposal in Vermont, if we could prove that the publics good would not be served by the project...the project would not happen. Minus 5Mw offshore in this mi…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-08:4401701:Comment:622582015-03-08T23:24:40.931ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>Minus 5Mw offshore in this mix, which comes under a different state objective. </p>
<p>Minus 5Mw offshore in this mix, which comes under a different state objective. </p> 1332.6 Mw total of the 5000.…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-08:4401701:Comment:623402015-03-08T23:18:29.052ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>1332.6 Mw total of the 5000. Wind, Coming to a Neighborhood near you? The WHO is buying is interesting as well. </p>
<p>1332.6 Mw total of the 5000. Wind, Coming to a Neighborhood near you? The WHO is buying is interesting as well. </p> Since REC's have their own Ma…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2015-03-08:4401701:Comment:621632015-03-08T20:37:24.813ZEric A. Tuttlehttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/EricATuttle
<p>Since REC's have their own Market Trading System, these so-called Green entities sell these to raise funding that was not anticipated expenses. Those with the cash (such as some midwest coal plants) in some cases have purchased sufficient REC's that a portion of their energy supply is considered Green, on the financial markets and sold as such to their consumers. Meanwhile, the Green source can be viewed as Non-Green. This becomes a deception for the consumer. The entity that sells to the…</p>
<p>Since REC's have their own Market Trading System, these so-called Green entities sell these to raise funding that was not anticipated expenses. Those with the cash (such as some midwest coal plants) in some cases have purchased sufficient REC's that a portion of their energy supply is considered Green, on the financial markets and sold as such to their consumers. Meanwhile, the Green source can be viewed as Non-Green. This becomes a deception for the consumer. The entity that sells to the end user if the holder of the REC gets credit for green energy when the REC is relinquished at the time of sale. To me Green Energy is that which produces less CO² and other combined toxins than current fossil fuels. Unfortunately though better than Coal, Wind comes out Equal to all Gaseous or Liquid fossil fuels based on the Life Cycle Assessment studies. In the EROI study for every $1 invested wind only returns $18 in value, where as Hydro is at $1 to $100. Solar at $1 to $1.30 (with more toxins than just the CO² output accredited to their Life Cycle Assessment)</p>