PPH - In comments to state regulators, opposition to Maine electric vehicle rule outpaces support 4-1
Unfortunately, at the time of this post (late Monday night), I could not find the original article that I saw earlier this evening in the Press Herald.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/02/05/in-comments-to-state-regulat...
If the article somehow reappears, I will try and update this post.
The original article's headline can be seen by Googling "In comments to state regulators, opposition to Maine electric vehicle rule outpaces support 4-1" as follows:
I believe I found some of the actual public comments here:
https://www.maine.gov/dep/ftp/rulemaking/127A/public-comment/
Despite the fact that I was not able to locate the article, I did do a count of the comments, both for and against the Maine EV mandate, and counted 350 opposed and 82 in support of mandating EV's. That is 4.3 to 1, i.e., opposition to support. The screenshot below shows the count of the comments:
NOBODY WANTS THESE DAMN THINGS.
Note that some of those commenting in support are the "usual suspect" enviros such as Acadia Center, American Lung Association, Center for an Ecology Based Economy, ChargePoint, Citizens' Climate Lobby, City of South Portland, CLF Joint Comment Letter, Conservation Law Foundation, Maine Conservation Voters comment,NRCM, Revision Energy, Rivian, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, Union of Concerned Scientists and Zero Emission Transportation Association. Several legislators are also among those voicing support for the mandate.
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Comment by arthur qwenk on February 11, 2024 at 5:45pm
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Maine, Cancel Culture Capital of New England?
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Two very expensive New Jersey Offshore wind projects, mostly supplied by European companies.
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The turbines will be made in Europe, shipped by specialized European ships, elected by Europeans.
New Jersey folks will be soooo lucky to get to do some of the maintenance, with mostly European replacement parts.
MAKE EUROPE GREAT AGAIN
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One project for 2400 MW to be completed in 2031/2032, FIRST YEAR cost $112.50/MWh, escalating at ?% for 20 years
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The second project at 1342 MW, no completion date, FIRST YEAR cost $131.00/MWh, escalating at ?% for 20 years
The escalations are the NJ economy killers, which nitwit Murphy and co-conspirators are perpetrating
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If anyone has escalation %, please let me knowhttps://whyy.org/articles/new-jersey-board-public-utilities-offshor....
Here are some prices with no escalation
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New York State had signed contracts with EU big wind companies for four offshore wind projects
Sometime later, the companies were trying to coerce an additional $25.35 billion (per Wind Watch) from New York ratepayers and taxpayers over at least 20 years, because they had bid at lower prices than they should have.
New York State denied the request on October 12, 2023; “a deal is a deal”, said the Commissioner
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Owners want a return on investment of at least 10%/y, if bank loans for risky projects are 6.5%/y, and project cost inflation and uncertainties are high
The about 3.5% is a minimum for all the years of hassles of designing, building, erecting, and paperwork of a project
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The project prices, with no subsidies, would be about two times the agreed contract price, paid by Utilities to owners.
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The reduction is due to US subsidies provided, per various US laws
All contractors had bid too low. When they realized there would be huge losses, they asked for higher contract prices.
It looks like the contract prices will need to be at least $150/MWh, for contractors to make money. Those contract prices would be at least 60% higher than in 2021
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Oersted, Denmark, Sunrise wind, contract price $110.37/MWh, contractor needs $139.99/MWh, a 27% increase
Equinor, Norway, Empire 1 wind, contract price $118.38/MWh, contractor needs $159.64/MWh, a 35% increase
Equinor, Norway, Empire 2 wind, contract price $107.50/MWh, contractor needs $177.84/MWh, a 66% increase
Equinor, Norway, Beacon Wind, contract price $118.00/MWh, contractor needs $190.82/MWh, a 62% increase
https://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/liars-lies-exposed-as-...
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NOTE: Empire Wind 2, 1260 MW, near Long- Island, was cancelled.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/equinor-bp-cancel-contract-...
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NOTE: The above prices compare with the average New England wholesale price of about 5 c/kWh, during the 2009 – 2022 period, 13 years, courtesy of:
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Gas-fueled CCGT plants, with low-cost, low-CO2, very-low particulate/kWh
Nuclear plants, with low-cost, near-zero CO2, zero particulate/kWh
Hydro plants, with low-cost, near-zero-CO2, zero particulate/kWh
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The only way to. Deal with this is to vote Trump in with a landslideHe will quickly end these nonsense subsidies and then the whole thing goes POOF
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Great work, Longislander
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I commented just before the deadline yesterday and took a peek at what was online pro and against. The comments had last been updated 10/23 and even then there were four or five full pages against and one half page for, all with the usual players listed. Nobody wants them. Dumbest idea ever.
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Comment by Dan McKay on February 6, 2024 at 6:24am
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The lines have finally been drawn on this dastardly scam and most Maine people will not pay into it. Maine legislators with their sidekicks, the NRCM, Sierra Club, CLF and money hungry solar and wind developers, be on notice. Maine people are fed up paying for the carbon dioxide nonsense.
Maine as Third World Country:
CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power
Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.
Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********
(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."
https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/
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