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Has anyone got any research data or articles or studies on infrasound and wind turbines ?  Is it a coincidence wind developers compare turbine sound with refrigerators ?…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Frank Haggerty Nov 5, 2023.

 

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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Portland neighbors, activists raise alarm with plan for gas power plant
"First of all, there are no laws in federal regulations that consider carbon dioxide gas, whether naturally occurring or a product of human activity, to be dangerous. State and/or municipal regulation of carbon dioxide is based on a prior EPA…"
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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post Everything Indicates Massachusetts is the Reason for Extreme Electricity Prices in New England
"Why wouldn't anyone who pushes heat pumps not want more natural gas feeding the grid to lower winter electricity prices. Because natural gas heating units outperform heat pumps. They want to keep raising gas and electricity prices and it will…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Connecticut Says Revolution Wind Will Save New England Ratepayers Half a Billion Dollars Per Year
"This write up amounts to a disconnected collection of total horse manure, says this energy systems analyst. Revolution should never have been built In addition, the rotor blades interfere with radar signals of the new protective dome that detects…"
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Connecticut Says Revolution Wind Will Save New England Ratepayers Half a Billion Dollars Per Year

DEEP Preliminary Estimates of Energy Cost Impacts Associated with Revolution Wind Stop Work Order9/9/25On August 22, 2025, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop work order halting all offshore construction on the Revolution Wind project, which is 80% complete. DEEP estimates that if the Revolution Wind project is canceled, the near-term cost to New England electric ratepayers would be roughly half a billion dollars per year, in the form of higher regional energy…See More
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Dan McKay's blog post Democrats Say Natural Gas Prices Cause High Electric Bills, But They Lie.
"Microsoft Copilot Health Centralizes Personal Medical Records https://reclaimthenet.org/microsoft-copilot-health-centralizes-personal-medical-records"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Energy Department Announces $1.9 Billion for Projects Strengthening Power Grid
"I wonder if Mr. Wright knows about the ISO-NE proposed transmission line to connect a wind project that isn't even in ISO-NE territory and Biden  sent CMP $425 million dollars of taxpayer money for this very transmission project. The…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Portland Foreside developers want to build a cogeneration plant. What is it and how would it work?
"Love it. Free enterprise at work, overcoming and outwitting the political forces. But, I fear Portland might develop it's own power generator carbon tax, although that would put RGGI in the spotlight and perhaps lead to it's elimination,…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Two reports, two energy visions for Maine (The Maine Monitor)
"I am glad that Tux placed this graph in his report because I did an analysis for price changes from 2020 to 2023 and forwarded it to the OPA; "I did an analysis: To find out if RGGI and REC prices were increasing supply prices, I looked at the…"
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post Democrats Say Natural Gas Prices Cause High Electric Bills, But They Lie.
"The RGGI is political construct set up by brainwashed, know-nothing, woke, socialist, big-government Democrats, that damages the environment. It should be immediately closed down. CO2 is an essential, life-giving gas for all life on…"
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Democrats Say Natural Gas Prices Cause High Electric Bills, But They Lie.

ISO-NE data reports rthat the average natural gas plant in New England emits 0.3924 tons of C02 per megawatt per hour of operation.RGGI reports that plants will be assessed a tax of $24.99 per ton of C02 emitted0.3924 X 24.99 = $9.81 per megawatt.Day ahead wholesale energy price at 8am 3-14-2026 is $45.95 per megawatt9.81 divide by 45.95 = 21% of power costs is carbon dioxide tax.Democrats will say natural gas prices are up 21% and is the reason for higher electric bills.Democrats Lie.See More
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Thinklike A. Mountain commented on Dan McKay's blog post Democrats in Maine tend to follow Massachsetts Democrats. Stop the Surcharge on Electric bills to Fund Efficiency Maine Trust
"The Abysmal Quality of the GOP Senate Caucus Is the Real Issue, and the SAVE Act Mess Has Made That Clear https://spectator.org/the-abysmal-quality-of-the-gop-senate-caucus-is-the-real-issue-and-the-save-act-mess-has-made-that-clear/"
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Dan McKay commented on Dan McKay's blog post 120% INCREASE TO EFFICFIENCY MAINE TRUST FUNDING !!!!!!
"The reason it went up so much,Willem, is because we have an incompetent person leading the Office of the Public Advocate."
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Willem Post commented on Dan McKay's blog post 120% INCREASE TO EFFICFIENCY MAINE TRUST FUNDING !!!!!!
"Maine has become a shit state run into hell by Democrats with a veto proof majority! Maine is suffering from major Trump Derangement Syndrome  Mainers voted for Democrats and screwed themselves over and over again."
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Why Not Immediately Ramp the Renewable Portfolio Standard to 100% Compliance and Then End This Expensive, Useless Program

The ratepayer purchase of Renewable Energy Credits through the standard offer or competitive energy supplier has ballooned from $7.6 million dollars in 2008 to $83.2 million in 2023
Very Concerning…
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Posted on March 19, 2026 at 3:40pm

ISO-NE is Hiding the Negative Affects of the Aroostook County Wind Development

Here is an ISO-NE chart of real time wholesale prices throughout the date of March 17,2026. A windy day with an abundance of sunshine, very common on a New England Spring day.

Notice how prices become negative several times between noon and 5 pm. Negative prices mean generators must pay for market access to their output.

ISO-NE would like to be able to estimate the output from wind and solar to match with demand at any given moment. This would prevent…

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Posted on March 19, 2026 at 8:46am

There is Significantly More Argon Than Carbon Dioxide in the Earth's Atmosphere.

  • There is significantly more argon than carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.
  • Argon is the third most abundant gas.
  • Argon constitutes roughly 0.93% of the atmosphere. 
  • Carbon Dioxide makes up about 0.04%.
  • Argon is 20 times more abundant…
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Posted on March 17, 2026 at 10:35am

Everything Indicates Massachusetts is the Reason for Extreme Electricity Prices in New England

This chart depicts the average supply per hour of fuel types for the winter, December 2024 to February 2025.

Notice how little wind and solar contribute to generation.…

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Posted on March 17, 2026 at 7:47am — 1 Comment

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At 11:37am on June 12, 2019, Lenny Murphy said…

Good day Dan! Water power worked fine in Maine 100 years ago! No reason why small and large water power from Maine can on bring 20,000 jobs to our State! No dams needed today just water moving downhill to generator stations! And small water power being developed in all Maine schools, there are streams and rivers near most town in Maine! I have been working with The Dept. of Education for 30 years but they are slow in moving in a positive direction! Water power is the only truly clean power that runs for nothing 24 hours even day!! Taxation without representation when it comes to commercial wind power and they push up the national debt do they not?! Lenny Murphy 207-746-9212 Time to get real solutions within our future projects!

At 10:23pm on April 5, 2012, Hart Daley said…

Dan,

Excellent letter to the editor in the RFT's yesterday!

Hart

At 9:03am on March 12, 2012, Hart Daley said…

Hey Dan. How many signatures do we need on the petition to get the ordinance language on the June ballot? And what is the deadline to get those signatures? Take care, Hart

At 6:50pm on September 29, 2011, Marsha L. Mckenna said…
Someone needs to find a way to let the public know what the wind ordinance is about and what is says. I blame our town officials for this lack of information being brought to the public.  Many people I have talked to have shot down the past attempts because they think saying "yes" means they are saying  "yes" to wind turbines in the area.  They need to know it is not "yes come put up turbines" but "yes we are restrincting them".  They must be informed in a way and wording people in general can understand.  Or, maybe I am wrong and I don't even understand.  People need to understand before going to the poles without having to attend meetings.  Just my thoughts. 
At 8:47pm on September 19, 2011, Sarah Nedeau said…
Ha!  I agree; however, we also had Wendy Todd from Mars Hill and I doubt if we would have been successful without her appearance.  You could have heard a pin drop when she spoke at our informational meeting.  I wish everyone could see the videos of the Mars Hill residents being interviewed after their project went online, a lot of questions could be answered just by watching them.  What is amazing is how the opposition has grown in such a short time.  What was once phone calls (remember talking years ago??!) and emails between everyone has now become a Statewide coalition with websites and blogs, thanks to the more technical folks!  I have faith more projects will be voted down and much of Maine will remain special. 
At 8:23pm on September 19, 2011, Sarah Nedeau said…

Hi Dan

I wish I had one dollar for every Roxbury resident who has recently exclaimed, "Wow, I didn't know they were going to be THAT big."   I hope all surrounding towns pay attention to size and location and the scam Big Wind represents.  What is sad is that Byron voted them out yet several of us have to be subjected to them.  What's even sadder is that one of our Selectwomen appeared at a Roxbury informational meeting and called all of us in Byron "dumb" for voting the way we did.

At 7:45am on May 24, 2011, Hart Daley said…

Dan,

Freemont will get me a DVD of the forum. I also contacted Mark Rogers directly and rec'd the spreadsheet. I also contacted Dan Fayen; Staff Writer and he stated the SunJournal didn't have enough room but he will be submitting an article and sending me a copy.

At 6:52am on May 23, 2011, Hart Daley said…
Dan did you or Alice get a copy of Mark Rogers financial spread sheet that he presented at the Wind Forum at Dirigo HS? If so, can you send me a copy via email?
At 12:30pm on May 5, 2011, Hart Daley said…
Thanks for the welcome!
At 10:41am on September 26, 2010, freemont tibbetts said…
Dan , You are right on with Good Old Fashion Common Sense it"s time for Maine to get out of ( I S O-NE . ) Freemont Tibbetts , Dixfield , Maine .
 
 
 

 

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CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

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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."

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