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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

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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Consumer, business advocates urge focus on affordability as electric bills climb
"Central Maine Power, as of October 31, 2025, estimates that 816,092,818 kilowatt-hours of electricity credits will be produced by projects utilizing Net Energy Billing subsidies. A 2 cent per kilowatt-hour rate hike will subsidize NEB projects;…"
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Destruction of Central Maine Power by a Thousand Rate Hikes

The January 1,2026 rate increase will be the third increase since July 1,2025 for CMP customersElectricity RatesAs of November 2025, the average electricity rate in the United States is 15.83 cents per kWh. Here the average electricity prices (per kWh) for homes and businesses in every state:State ▲Residential (¢/kWh)Commercial (¢/kWh)Calculated Average (Res. & Com.)Alabama16.1914.4015.30¢ per kWhAlaska27.7123.0125.36¢ per kWhArizona15.2113.0314.12¢ per kWhArkansas13.2610.7211.99¢ per…See More
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post CMP corridor will supply energy by wintertime
"We are witnessing a hostile and destructive takeover of an essential core partnership that determines our individual, our family's and our societal welfare. The need for inexpensive electricity can not be overstated. Living without it because…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Consumer, business advocates urge focus on affordability as electric bills climb
"It looks like, if current price trajectories hold, oil boiler heating costs will be below heat pump costs by January 1, 2026 with the new standard offer.Happy New Year and stay warm."
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post CMP corridor will supply energy by wintertime
"Normally, in the competitive market, this reliable, baseload hydro power would wash away feeble power sources such as wind and solar. Massachusetts paid for the construction of NECEC and will pay HQ for every kilowatt hour that is produced. In a…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Consumer, business advocates urge focus on affordability as electric bills climb
"Sanborn would rather tell people they are suffering with higher electric costs than do anything about it. The worst public advocate of all time  Maine would be better off without a PA than having this Democrat solar bundler."
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post As Energy Costs Remain High, Utility Debt Builds For Millions Ahead Of Winter
"No one with a reasonable amount of common sense believes in the climate hoax nonsense anymore, yet, even when on the verge of disastrous impacts to their health and welfare, they stay silent. The only way to stop it is to STOP IT. It wouldn't…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine electric prices to hit highest level in three years
"All competitive energy providers(CEP) serving Maine must buy enough renewable energy credits(REC) that amounts to 63+% of electricity consumed in Maine, which can add as  much as 2.84 cents per kilowatt hour by law that caps the price of RECs.…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine PUC dismisses controversial CMP rate plan
"There can be no doubt that the PUC commissioners are a major players in the conspiracy to drive CMP out of business by inciting public outrage. By rejecting the request by CMP to have the PUC examine their proposal to make the grid more resilient to…"
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Dan McKay commented on Long Islander's blog post Maine PUC dismisses controversial CMP rate plan
"The PUC commissioners rejected CMP's proposal to bring about the demise of CMP by public outcry using the nefarious methods of keeping the public disgusted with CMP because of the costs of repairing storm damage with outside contractors and…"
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Net Energy Billing and Associated Ratepayer Costs is on the Line

LD 32 An Act to Repeal the Laws Regarding Net Energy Billing looms large in the upcoming Maine Legislative session this year. Originally debated in a public hearing February 6, 2025, it has survived several work sessions and is being carried over to the next session intact with no amendments.

 

It should be given another Public Hearing as…

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Posted on November 25, 2025 at 7:13am

putting both existing projects and the future of clean-energy development in Maine at risk

Community Solar Owners File Lawsuit in Maine

LD 1777 imposed retroactive changes on community solar ​projects​, jeopardizing ​​savings and​​​ clean energy jobs

AUGUSTA, ME — Today, 11 companies representing 111 community solar projects filed a lawsuit in Maine,…

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Posted on November 25, 2025 at 4:47am

Another NECEC, but Maine Ratepayers Will Pay Millions This Time

"The goal of the RFP is to upgrade the transmission system between northern Maine, where land-based wind generation is expected to increase, and more populous regions of southern New England, where demand for electricity is highest."     ISO-NE  November 21,2025

This Transmission Line is to deliver 1200 megawatts of intermittent wind from Northern Maine to…

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Posted on November 24, 2025 at 5:00am — 1 Comment

A Dastardly Deed Stripping Maine People of Their Say on the Aroostook County Power Lines.

Two actions taken by the Democrats in Maine Government that means the 1200 megawatt wind project in Aroostook County will be rammed through and the people can do nothing to stop it.

1. In 2021 the mission statement for the PUC was amended to add the duty of "reducing greenhouse gas emissions to meet the greenhouse gas emissions reduction levels set forth in Title 38, section…

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Posted on November 23, 2025 at 11:36am — 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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