• Settlement talks on CMP project questioned; Some parties see political pressure that could subvert the proper legal process

    Updated: 2009-09-30 12:02:15
    At a confidential meeting today, parties including the staff of the Maine Public Utilities Commission and Central Maine Power Co. will seek ways to settle CMP’s landmark request for a $1.4 billion upgrade of its transmission system. But two prominent parties in the case say the settlement attempt – initiated at CMP’s urging – reflects political pressure by the utility’s parent company and threatens to short-circuit a legal process that’s meant to test whether the project is necessary in its proposed . . .

  • Yale-backed wind plan incites controversy

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:52:53
    The town of Ira, Vt., population 452, has no stores, no gas station and no post office. What it does have are sweeping vistas of Vermont’s Green Mountains. And the slopes of those mountains have wind — wind that a developer wants to harness to produce an estimated 240,000 megawatt hours of clean, renewable energy every year. The developer, known as the Vermont Community Wind Farm, is leasing the land from Wagner Forest Management, a firm that manages 4,000 acres on . . .

  • Wind project eyed for Clifton; Owners of 3,000-acre site explore feasibility of 10-turbine venture

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:50:55
    STAR LAKE — The owners of Benson Mines have proposed up to 10 wind turbines for their 3,000-plus-acre property in the town of Clifton. “I’m representing Benson Mines before the Adirondack Park Agency. Benson Mines is exploring future uses for the property,” attorney Bernard C. Melewski said. “One use might be putting wind turbines up. It’s completely exploratory at this point.” Representatives from Benson Mines and the APA will visit the site this fall or in the spring, depending on the weather, . . .

  • Impose moratorium on Cape wind project

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:41:59
    I have vacillated for months with regards to writing this letter concerning the proposed wind farm project in Cape Vincent. I have seen firsthand the discord this proposal has caused between residents, families and neighbors, and as a summer resident I was mindful that any position I took could alienate me from a portion of the town I have come to love. To that end, I had resolved to remain neutral believing the wisdom of our elected officials would guide . . .

  • Residents not happy about Roxbury Latin wanting to erect temporary tower

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:40:04
    WEST ROXBURY — The West Roxbury Neighborhood Council supported the placement of a temporary 200-foot meteorological tower at a site on the Roxbury Latin school campus Monday night, approving the school’s request to conduct a feasibility study for the possible construction of a wind turbine on campus. Discussion was heated among residents in attendance, with both supporters and challengers to the proposal voicing their opinions. Ultimately, however, the 6-2 vote in favor of the MET tower left many residents at the . . .

  • Wind turbines will have a huge impact on community

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:37:48
    Throughout the community of New Denmark lines have been drawn, friends and neighbors divided, two sides to the story have developed, but the actual facts remain consistent. This is especially true because they were provided by Ontario-based Prowind Inc. concerning their project which proposes to install 30 industrial wind turbines.If you have ever driven through the rolling hills of New Denmark, you would know where the Main New Denmark Road is located. The plan is to line both sides of . . .

  • Turbine is a no win-d situation

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:34:16
    Two parish councillors have slammed a council decision to approve planning permission for a wind turbine on greenbelt land in Bagnall. Andrew Batson, vice chairman of Bagnall Parish Council and Frank Hayes, the ex-chairman, say the idea to install a wind turbine on land adjacent to Greenway Hall Farm, in Greenway Hall Road, is ‘flawed’. Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s planning committee approved the installation in July, despite the planning officer’s recommendation for refusal. The parish council and Greenway Hall Golf Club, along with . . .

  • Wind speed tests for potential Bungulla wind farm

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:28:43
    A wind speed mast has been erected south of Mt Mackenzie at Bungulla to measure wind speeds in the area and test whether or not it could be a viable location for a wind farm. Chris Sweatman, Managing Director of RES Australia – the Australian branch of the United Kingdom based sustainable energy company carrying out the tests – said the wind mast was the very first step in a process that would take many years of planning, development and consultation . . .

  • D-300 studies wind farm

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:28:29
    CARPENTERSVILLE – A feasibility study approved by the District 300 school board might determine whether the district becomes among the first in the nation to own a wind farm. District 300 is working with Keeneyville District 20 and Pro­spect Heights District 23 to explore building 20-megawatt wind farm downstate that eventually would bring in between $2 million and $3 million a year to offset energy costs. The board’s vote Monday approved District 300’s share of the feasibility study. The study costs $55,000, . . .

  • More than 85 people object to Ecotricity’s plans for wind monitoring mast in Nympsfield

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:25:28
    More than 85 people have objected to plans by Ecotricity to install a 90 metre wind monitoring mast at Nympsfield for a period of 18 months. Around 65 objectors have written to Stroud District Council individually and there is also a petition against the plans which has 22 signatures. The application relates to the installation of an ‘experimental 90 metre high wind monitoring mast’ for a temporary period. Ecotricity wants to install the mast at Tinkley Lane, Nympsfield near its current turbine. On the . . .

  • Councils ready to double wind power output

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:25:05
    Thirty-four councils have laid the plans for doubling the amount of wind energy produced by land-based turbines. The current capacity of land turbines nationwide is about 2750 megawatts of energy. The councils say they have the space for another 2730 megawatts to be produced, the equivalent of 1400 wind turbines producing power at 2 megawatts each. Danish Wind Industry Association managing director Jan Hylleberg said only 75 percent of the land could be used – equalling roughly 2050 megawatts of wind energy . . .

  • Opinions vary at county wind meeting

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:16:38
    PICTON — Opinions varied as much as the wind during a special council meeting on industrial wind turbines at the Prince Edward Community Centre Tuesday evening. Nearly 300 crowded the hall, with more than 30 people taking the podium for 10-minute deputations. With the legislation of the Ontario Green Energy Act in May, municipalities now have little power in the decision of allowing wind turbine projects to proceed, but Mayor Leo Finnegan said Tuesday’s public meeting was important if Prince Edward County . . .

  • Wattley will leave Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:16:21
    HYANNIS — The man who led the charge against the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm for the past two years is moving on. Glenn Wattley, who served as chief executive officer and president for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, said yesterday that he will continue to work with the group as an adviser even as he relinquishes the leadership role. “The board asked me to stay on as a consultant,” he said. Wattley, 56, will continue to live in Osterville, where he . . .

  • Public hearing on permit for more wind farm turbines in McLean Co. set for Oct. 19

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:16:06
    BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals will have a public hearing Oct. 19 on a request for a special-use permit that would allow Twin Groves Wind Farm to expand by as many as 333 turbines. Horizon Wind Energy LLC and its affiliates want to generate 500 megawatts of power with the turbines that would be located on 38,248 acres in Towanda, Blue Mound, Martin and Anchor townships. The area is north of the existing 240-turbine Twin Groves Wind Farm . . .

  • Test site for wind farm draws varied comments

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:08:18
    Construction of a demonstration wind energy project in Pamlico Sound could begin as early as next year, according to state officials who met with Outer Banks residents to discuss offshore wind energy Friday. Governor Beverly Perdue, Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, and Representative Tim Spear hosted the meeting at Cape Hatteras Secondary School. “If water levels are rising as predicted and we take no action, we will have made a terrible mistake for the people who come after us,” Basnight said . . .

  • Power struggle shaping up

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:08:06
    The Stelmach government is ditching democracy in its rush to build new power lines and what’s worse, says Lethbridge MLA?Bridget Pastoor, they’ll be privately owned but taxpayers will pay the bill. There are no reports showing the lines are needed, she said Tuesday. More regional power generation is a lower-cost alternative. Pastoor cited Enmax, one of the province’s major power suppliers, as one of many voices joining in opposition to the Conservative government’s plans to spend billions on high-capacity transmission lines needlessly. “We . . .

  • Zoning board says it needs more data before ruling on wind turbine proposal

    Updated: 2009-09-30 11:07:48
    GILFORD — The Zoning Board of Adjustment says it needs more information before approving a variance that would allow for the construction of a small wind energy turbine on a property bordering Lake Winnipesaukee. Members of the Zoning Board voted to continue the application made by Richard Lavalliere and in the mean time, have the applicant hire an independent licensed engineer ascertain potential noise level and the amount of energy production that will be done on the site. “I think we need . . .

  • Call for Keadby wind farm debate

    Updated: 2009-09-30 10:57:07
    A summit of business leaders , officials and councillors has been called to debate a controversial wind farm development in the Isle. Brigg and Goole MP Ian Cawsey has convened and will chair the meeting between wind farm developer RES, the Environment Agency, British Waterways, Network Rail and North Lincolnshire Council, to discuss construction traffic movement for the proposed 34-turbine windfarm near Keadby. As reported, RES had its original plan to route construction traffic through Ealand, Eastoft and Swinefleet rejected by North . . .

  • North Dakota regulators approve New Salem wind project

    Updated: 2009-09-30 10:56:42
    North Dakota regulators have approved a new 75.9-megawatt wind power project. Minnesota Power wants to build 33 wind turbines north of New Salem, almost 30 miles west of Mandan. North Dakota’s Public Service Commission approved a construction permit for the project Tuesday. The wind farm is near western North Dakota’s coal-mining region, but Commissioner Tony Clark says there are no known lignite deposits within the project’s area. Clark says the wind project will include features meant to protect endangered whooping cranes. The turbine towers . . .

  • Test mast restarts debate at wind turbine site

    Updated: 2009-09-30 10:55:40
    Plans to test a wind monitoring mast in Nympsfield has reopened debate at a wind turbine battleground. Ecotricity subsidiary Nexgen wants to erect the 90m mast next to its turbine at Lynch Knoll. The windmill has been there since 1997 following a long planning battle. Before it submitted an application, the green electricity firm run by Dale Vince in Stroud told residents it needed a test wind speed monitoring mast. If it gets permission, it would stand there for 18 months. So far, almost 100 . . .

  • Opponents of wind tower project speak up at information meeting

    Updated: 2009-09-29 22:11:58
    An information meeting came close, at times, to transforming into a witch hunt, after more than 400 people crowded into the Manvers Arena to voice concerns over a proposed wind tower project. Monday (Sept. 28) night’s meeting was called by Ward 16 Coun. Dave Marsh after many area residents felt they were treated poorly and did not receive important information on the project during an open house hosted by Energy Farming Ontario in Pontypool on Aug. 27. Coun. Marsh pointed out the . . .

  • Naples takes turbine beef to state

    Updated: 2009-09-29 16:18:11
    Naples, N.Y. — With wind turbines literally on the horizon, Naples officials are again calling on state leaders to make sure the power-generating machines are farther away from the town’s borders. While prior requests have led to several meetings with representatives from the state Attorney General’s Office, so far no action has been taken. Turbines on the hills near Naples became operational earlier this year. Plans for more turbines in Prattsburgh in Steuben County and Italy in Yates County give new urgency . . .

  • Mine owners looking at constructing wind farm

    Updated: 2009-09-29 16:15:06
    The owners of a defunct mine in St. Lawrence County are looking into the feasibility of building what would be the second commercial wind farm ever proposed in the Adirondack Park. Representatives of Benson Mines Inc. have been meeting with the state Adirondack Park Agency to discuss a plan to build as many as six to 10 wind turbines on the company’s 3,000-plus acres in the town of Clifton. Bernard Melewski, the company’s lawyer, stressed that the project is in its infancy. “Benson . . .

  • Hundreds attend wind-plan meeting

    Updated: 2009-09-29 12:03:42
    About 500 people jammed into the Manvers Community Centre last night for an emotional meeting on proposed wind turbines in the area. City of Kawartha Lakes Ward 16 Coun. David Marsh said he held the town hall meeting to get clarification from the private company Energy Farming Ontario about its intention to build up to 30 turbines. He also raised concern that the provincial government’s new Green Energy Act, while intended to protect people during the construction of turbines, removes residents’ and . . .

  • One’s energy source is another’s energy zapper

    Updated: 2009-09-29 12:00:04
    As windmills continue to spring up around communities in western P.E.I., Islanders continue to struggle with their implications. The blades of turbines in St. Eleanors, Kensington and Kinkora are either operational or getting set to spin. Some companies have plans for more sites in communities like Middleton. Few residents would object to tapping into this goldmine of a renewable resource as a viable means of generating power. Public consultations were held over the sites in Kinkora and Kensington, but in the long . . .

  • Environmental considerations for wind energy

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:55:07
    In response to the editorial “One step at a time”, Sept. 24, 2009, the comments are concluded with the sentence, “Time we started dovetailing our own attitudes.” While there are many concerns about the feasibility of wind energy, and the production of it, such as health concerns, impact of bird and animal life, along with the ugliness of the towers themselves, there are three points the proponents of such a system neglect to mention 1. The European/U. S. A. experience where such . . .

  • Moratorium vote set for Oct. 14

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:46:49
    DIXFIELD — A public hearing on a proposed moratorium on developing wind farms drew a capacity crowd Monday night, but it wasn’t the time to argue the pros and cons of such development. “We’re not here to discuss wind energy,” said Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky prior to the opening of the hearing. “But whether the town would support a moratorium.” He said the special town meeting set for Oct. 14 would be the time to comment on the advantages or disadvantages of . . .

  • San Francisco tilts toward wind power

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:42:34
    The two famous windmills in Golden Gate Park could soon have a lot of company as a broad array of city officials, business leaders and environmentalists push for streamlined, modern versions to spring up at famous spots all over the city. Wind turbines could soon be built at Twin Peaks, Treasure Island, the Civic Center, Ocean Beach, the San Francisco Zoo, city parks and the airport as demonstration sites for how urban wind farms could help power San Francisco – and . . .

  • Wind farm environmental study urged; Towns demand full assessment

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:37:44
    More than 100 people packed both Leamington and Kingsville council chambers Monday night as the councils asked for a full environmental assessment on a proposed wind farm in Lake Erie. “There’s a lack of detail,” said Leamington Coun. Rick Atkin. “No management plan? I was just blown away by that,” he said. Leamington Coun. Hilda MacDonald said SouthPoint Wind’s environmental screening report made her think of a Grade 12 or university paper done after a weekend of being very social. “When there’s this much . . .

  • Inquiry to hear views in battle of turbines

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:34:20
    Campaigners opposed to the building of three huge wind turbines close to an East Yorkshire village will get a chance to have their say this week as a public inquiry gets under way. The latest battle between residents and developers starts at County Hall, in Beverley, today following energy giant E.on’s appeal against refusal of planning permission. The chairman of the council’s planning committee, Charles Hunter, used his casting vote against the plans – featuring three 111m high turbines at Tedder Hill, . . .

  • Vail Resorts backs forest, stops wind

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:29:44
    Vail Resorts announces Monday it will help restore Colorado forest ravaged by Hayman Fire but will stop buying wind-power credits DENVER — Vail Resorts said Monday it is collaborating in a $4 million project to help Colorado recover from the worst wildfire in its history. The company committed $750,000 toward the effort, which aims to plant trees, restore wildlife habitat and improve water quality in the area that was damaged in the 2002 Hayman fire. The blaze burned 137,000 acres . . .

  • Wetlands stall wind turbines in Dartmouth

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:24:30
    DARTMOUTH — The discovery of wetlands on the Chase Road site where two wind turbines are proposed means the project has to be temporarily placed on hold, proponents said Monday night. Word came the same night that an estimated 75 opponents came out in protest of the $9.5 million project, targeted for the 137-acre Chase Road site. Dr. Ron DiPippo, chairman of the Alternative Energy Committee, told the Select Board that “the small isolated wetlands” are near the north and south towers. He . . .

  • Tory questions wind-power costs

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:21:31
    Ontarians need to know exactly how provincial government contracts for wind-generated electricity will impact their hydro bills, Tory energy critic John Yakabuski says. “I think we need full disclosure on these contracts when they’re signed with wind developers,” he said yesterday. “My concern is that these people are not in this because they have a burning desire to save the earth or be kind to the environment. They have a burning desire to make money.” Korean-based Samsung is the latest firm in . . .

  • Big Stone II setback could stall wind energy projects

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:10:33
    Many consider South Dakota the “Saudi Arabia” of wind power. But the state’s wind energy industry may suffer a huge setback after the proposed Big Stone II Power Plant, set to be built in Milbank. hit a problem of its own. That problem: one of the project’s financial backers has walked away from it. Part of Big Stone II would have included the construction of next-generation power lines necessary to get wind energy from turbines to homes. South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Dusty . . .

  • Bucksport to test potential wind power site

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:04:57
    BUCKSPORT, Maine — The town plans to explore the possibility of wind power. The only question is whether it will move forward on its own or with a prospective developer. The Town Council last week authorized Town Manager Roger Raymond to move forward with wind testing on a 51-acre parcel the town purchased last year from the Buck Estates. The property is the highest point in the town, and the town has viewed it as a potential site for wind generators. That . . .

  • New limits on wind turbines at New Jersey coast

    Updated: 2009-09-29 11:02:41
    New rules proposed by the State Department of Environmental Protection would limit where wind turbines could be built off the New Jersey coastline. The rules would require those windmills to be located no closer than two and a half miles off the coast. Eric Stiles, Vice President for conservation at New Jersey Audubon Society, says that would help protect the one million seabirds a year that migrate along the Jersey Shore. Stiles: You have higher abundance and diversity of species around inlets as . . .

  • Canadian Hydro wind plan draws fire

    Updated: 2009-09-29 10:56:18
    A plan by takeover target Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. to buy what it says would be the largest offshore wind power project in the world drew a quick and negative response from would-be purchaser TransAlta Corp. Green power producer Canadian Hydro said yesterday it has a “definitive agreement” with Wasatch Wind Inc. of Park City, Utah, to buy the rights to a 4,400-megawatt wind power prospect on one of Ontario’s Great Lakes. No other details of the deal were released . . .

  • Orangeville board failed residents

    Updated: 2009-09-29 10:48:25
    To Orangeville residents and taxpayers. A special meeting of the Town Board was held Sept. 23 at the Town Hall. It is clear that the Town Board did not consider the input and documentation of those that attended the public hearing in May. One hundred-and-eighty-one non-resident landowners and a corporation have more say regarding our local law than the residents of Orangeville. n A wind turbine law is about to be passed with 700-foot setbacks from property lines ignoring all data pertaining . . .

  • Alternate-energy scramble on across West

    Updated: 2009-09-28 22:12:09
    SALT LAKE CITY — Want some solar energy with your geothermal? In Utah, state officials are fielding various combinations of energy proposals, a list that includes solar and geothermal installations and an energy storage project that would turn salt caverns into a kind of giant battery. The caverns would hold compressed air when they’re not storing natural gas. Together, the 15 projects in the works, planned or being talked up amount to “a land rush of alternate energy” projects, said John Andrews, . . .

  • Italy must ‘double’ renewables capacity to hit target

    Updated: 2009-09-28 21:43:32
    Italy will have to double its renewable energy capacity and invest 50 billion euros ($73.29 billion) to meet the European Union’s climate change targets for 2020, chairman of Italy’s renewable energy body said on Monday. EU leaders agreed in December 2008 that their countries would make 20 percent of energy from renewable sources such as wind, sun and waves by 2020 aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth below 1990 levels. “To reach the 2020 targets we need to double . . .

  • Maxwell Ranch windfarm developer deadline extended

    Updated: 2009-09-28 21:35:46
    The developer of a wind farm slated to be built at CSU’s Maxwell Ranch now has until the end of Oc-tober to solve problems with its lease agreement with the university. The Colorado State University Research Foundation on Friday voted to extend the deadline for Wind Holding, LLC to Oct. 31 because the company said it is making progress in assigning the lease to a new developer. After the foundation determined Wind Holding had defaulted on its agreement to build the wind . . .

  • Carcieri vice chair of wind-energy group

    Updated: 2009-09-28 21:29:23
    Gov. Donald L. Carcieri is the new vice chairman of the Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition, a bipartisan group of 28 states dedicated to development of the nation’s wind-energy resources. “Gov. Carcieri has been an effective advocate for coastal and offshore wind development and a leader in developing Rhode Island’s wind energy resources, including the first offshore wind project in North America that will provide 15 percent of all electricity used in Rhode Island. That’s a remarkable accomplishment,” Iowa Gov. Chet Culver . . .

  • International protest march to save world-famous Mont-Saint-Michel from windfarms

    Updated: 2009-09-28 21:05:22
    A protest march took place Saturday at Mont-Saint-Michel. Five hundred people according to the police, 1,000 according to the organisers, demonstrated in this manner their opposition to the construction of windfarms within sight of this tourism mecca. Many are planned, and some are even within the landscape protection area of this World Heritage site. This is outrageous. An official map (provided by the Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables to the Council of the Manche Department) evidences that one windfarm project is already approved . . .

  • La renovación de turbinas eólicas se retrasa por falta de subvenciones

    Updated: 2009-09-28 20:42:43
    [Renovation of wind turbines delayed for lack of subsidies -- New proof that without generous subsidies, the renewable energy business is not profitable. The new premium offered by the government is not enough to replace old wind turbines with more efficient machines. That's because "the green bubble has burst".] Una nueva prueba de que sin subvenciones generosas, el negocio de las energías renovables no es rentable. La nueva prima que ofrece el Gobierno no es atractiva para sustituir los antiguos aerogeneradores . . .

  • Las eólicas acusan a industria de tener 4.000 megavatios paralizados

    Updated: 2009-09-28 20:23:18
    [Wind industry claims 4,000 megawatts paralyzed -- New regulatory requirements for wind projects are causing projects for 4,000 MW of this renewable energy to have been waiting for construction approval since May. Industry sources indicate, however, that the go-ahead has already been given to 767 MW.] El ministerio avanza que ya ha aprobado la construcción de 767 MW Los nuevos requisitos de la regulación para las eólicas están provocando que haya proyectos por 4.000 MW de esta energía renovable esperando su . . .

  • La “falta de estímulos” disuade a las eólicas de renovar el parque español de turbinas

    Updated: 2009-09-28 20:05:18
    ["Lack of stimulus" discourages wind industry to upgrade Spanish wind turbines -- Companies estimate that they could add 5,000 MW by 2020 with changes. In Spain there are more than 3,000 MW of wind turbines available for upgrades. However, high costs and the small premium they receive for the change make the upgrade plans a "long-term" option.] Las empresas estiman que se podrían sumar 5.000 MW más en 2020 con estos cambios En España hay más de 3.000 megavatios (MW) eólicos . . .

  • Wind Concerns Ontario response to new GEA regulations loud and clear

    Updated: 2009-09-28 16:29:32
    Wind Concerns Ontario was quick to react to the new regulations for wind power in Ontario. “Woefully inadequate” is how I described them for the six o’clock news, the Ottawa Citizen, National Post, Bayshore Radio, and on Focus Ontario immediately after the Premier’s release of the new rules. Their claim to have made both sides equally unhappy and therefore everyone is happy was shot down early by myself and other members of Wind Concerns Ontario because our position is simple. . . .

  • Canadian Hydro buys Ontario wind project

    Updated: 2009-09-28 16:28:48
    Calgary-based renewable energy producer Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. said Monday it has acquired the rights to an Ontario wind energy project that could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Terms of the deal with Utah-based wind project developer Wasatch Wind Inc. were not disclosed. “We expect the offshore wind prospect to give Canadian Hydro years of strong, double-digit growth and to provide our shareholders with attractive returns,” Kent Brown, chief executive with Canadian Hydro, said in a release. Canadian Hydro also has . . .

  • NDP eases green rules; Nova Scotia Power allowed to own stake in wind farm

    Updated: 2009-09-28 16:11:26
    The Dexter government is making it easier for Nova Scotia Power to achieve its targets for generating clean energy next year. The province now says the utility can own a minority stake in a wind farm and use the green energy the farm generates to meet the government’s 2010 renewable energy targets. This is a step away from the original legislation. Introduced in January 2007, it ordered the power company to increase generation from independent produces to five per cent by 2010 . . .

  • Efficiency of Wind Turbines

    Updated: 2009-09-27 19:08:41
    Some of the anti wind materials try to describe wind turbines as “inefficient”, or claim that wind turbines only produce power 1/3 of the time. Let’s examine the merits of these claims, by understanding what efficiency means with respect to energy, and also what capacity factor is. A definition I found that is a good [...]

  • Critical Report on Danish Windfarm industry from CEPOS: Wind Energy: The Case of Demark by CEPOS

    Updated: 2009-09-22 08:37:52
    : : Home Polls Forum FAQs Archive Bios About Contact View Article Comments view the latest news articles WINDFARMS Critical Report on Danish Windfarm industry from CEPOS : Wind Energy : The Case of Demark by CEPOS Tuesday , September 22nd 2009, 3:37 AM EDT Co2sceptic Site Admin PART 1 : The real state-of-play and its hidden costs Denmark generates the equivalent of about 19 of its electricity demand with wind turbines , but wind power contributes far less than 19 of the Nation’s electricity . demand The claim that Denmark derives about 20 of its electricity from wind overstates matters . Being highly intermittent , wind power has recently 2006 met as little as 5 of Denmark’s annual electricity consumption with an average over the last five years of 9.7 In the absence of large-scale electricity storage , any modern electricity system must continuously balance electricity supply and demand , because even small variations in system voltage and frequency can cause damage to modern electronic equipment and other electrical . equipment Wind power is stochastic,especially in the very short term e.g . over any given hour , 30 minute , or 15 minute period This has created a completely new

  • Field Guide to Choosing & Using a Smart Phone

    Updated: 2009-09-17 21:20:52
    For most REALTORS® the question isn't do I need a smart phone, but rather it's "which one?" In today's fast-paced, quick turnaround world, getting by with a standard mobile phone probably won't cut it. Modern smart phones combine a phone with a camera, mobile web access, an organizer, on the fly email, and GPS so you can find that listing. Some phones allow you do add applications to pull specialized real estate content such as comps, nearby houses for sale and market trends. But what features do you need? What brand should you choose? Do you really need all the latest bells and whistles? What do other real estate professionals use their smart phones for? Whether you're looking to get your first smart phone or just are thinking about an upgrade, find out the answers to these questions and much more in our updated Field Guide to Choosing and Using a Smart Phone</a.

  • Wind Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    Updated: 2009-09-17 18:57:22
    Recent ads in the Peninsula Press by the anti wind crowd repeatedly state that wind energy does not reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Does this statement make any sense at all? After all, when wind turbines are producing power, then there is no need to produce that power from other sources. Do we [...]

  • Quick Real Estate Statistics

    Updated: 2009-09-16 21:11:43
    Looking for quick statistics for your sales meeting or a customer brochure? Need a quick fact to make your point? Information Central has compiled some of the most requested statistics for quick and easy access in its newly updated Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics. Find the information that you need, as well as its source, including member stats, FSBOs, Home Buyer info, and technology.

  • Field Guide to Twitter

    Updated: 2009-09-15 21:06:13
    Twitter is a way of sending short bits of information to your subscribers. The messages are limited to 140 character at a time, called a Tweet. Let your clients know what you are doing for them, post short descriptions of new listings, keep your team on schedule. Learn more at our newly updated Field Guide to Twitter (and be sure to follow NAR Info Central on Twitter!).

  • Half the Story

    Updated: 2009-09-15 15:20:03
    Sometimes presenting half the story confuses and agitates readers. The latest ad in the Peninsula Press is designed to do just that. It is like telling the story of the Ugly Duckling, without the tranformation into a swan. The paid adverstisement speaks of a proposal to develop transmission facilities on the Bruce Peninsula to [...]

  • Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety

    Updated: 2009-09-14 21:34:27
    You meet lots of people in the real estate business - some nice and some not so nice. It's REALTOR® Safety Week (Sept. 13 - 19, 2009) and it is more important than ever to protect yourself. Learn how to protect yourself at open houses and in the car in our timely Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety

  • Misinformation on Property Taxes

    Updated: 2009-09-07 15:33:57
    A flyer handed out at the recent meeting in Lion’s Head had the statement: “The McGuinty government has limited the tax payment to less than $500 per year on each $3 million wind turbine.” Really? Then how come my tax bill is over $3000 per turbine in Northern Bruce Peninsula? Where [...]

  • Decommissioning Wind vs. Storing Nuclear Waste

    Updated: 2009-09-05 01:37:17
    At the recent meeting in Lion’s Head that had presentations from anti wind speakers, a question came from the audience about nuclear waste. The point was made that wind turbines can be taken down at the end of their lives, unlike nuclear plants, whose waste has to be stored. It was a good [...]

  • Misinformation Meeting

    Updated: 2009-09-03 04:43:44
    My last blog entry here was on December 10th 2008. My older brother, Mark, died of non-smokers lung cancer on December 16. I haven’t blogged since. Losing a brother in a close family knocked us all very hard. It takes away your energy. It makes you reluctant to engage in unpleasant [...]

  • Top 10 Field Guides for August 2009

    Updated: 2009-09-01 07:44:59
    : National association of realtors® Home Library InfoCentral Blog Field Guide to Working with FSBOs Main Field Guide to REALTOR® Safety Top 10 Field Guides for August 2009 The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for August 2009 was released today . They : are 1. Field Guide to Short Sales 2. Field Guide to Preparing Staging a House for Sale 3. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage 4. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges 5. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics 6. Field Guide to Do-Not-Call , Do-Not-Fax , and Do-Not-E-Mail Laws 7. Field Guide to Errors Omissions Insurance 8. Field Guide to Foreclosures 9. Field Guide to Buying vs . Renting 10. Field Guide to Real Estate Office Policy Manuals Posted by Dave Shumaker on September 1, 2009 12:44 PM Permanent Link Add a comment If you haven't left a comment here before , you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear . Until then , it won't appear on the entry . Thanks for waiting . : Name Email : Address : URL Remember personal info Comments : you may use HTML tags for style About This Blog The InfoCentral Blog , from NAR's Information Central , provides information on

  • Field Guide to Working with FSBOs

    Updated: 2009-08-21 20:59:34
    Home sellers must eventually decide whether to hire a REALTOR® or to sell their home on their own. But even after they decide to go solo, FSBOs can still be convinced to use a REALTOR®'s expertise. In this updated Field Guide you'll find dozens of articles, books, videos, studies, statistics and Web sites to help you find out who FSBOs are and how to work with them.

  • Are McMansions going away?

    Updated: 2009-08-14 17:54:57
    The Census Bureau reports that the median square footage of newly built homes has shrunk by 7%. Says author Sarah Susanka, "As more and more people build or remodel homes that satisfy in quality rather than quantity, there will be a huge shift in what we perceive as desirable." Others are blaming the recession for reducing house sizes.

  • Top 10 Field Guides for July

    Updated: 2009-08-06 16:39:53
    : National association of realtors® Home Library InfoCentral Blog Social Media for Small Business Main Are McMansions going away Top 10 Field Guides for July The list of the 10 most used Information Central Field Guides for July 2009 was released today . They : are 1. Field Guide to Short Sales 2. Field Guide to Preparing Staging a House for Sale 3. Field Guide to 1031 Exchanges 4. Field Guide to Opening a Real Estate Brokerage 5. Field Guide to Errors Omissions Insurance 6. Field Guide to Quick Real Estate Statistics 7. Field Guide to Foreclosures 8. Field Guide to Real Estate Office Policy Manuals 9. Field Guide to Buying vs . Renting 10. Field Guide to Social Networking for REALTORS® Posted by Donna McCormick on August 6, 2009 09:39 AM Permanent Link Add a comment If you haven't left a comment here before , you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear . Until then , it won't appear on the entry . Thanks for waiting . : Name Email : Address : URL Remember personal info Comments : you may use HTML tags for style About This Blog The InfoCentral Blog , from NAR's Information Central , provides information on research studies , Web sites , books ,

  • Achieving growth despite the economic climate

    Updated: 2009-08-05 07:22:17
    : National association of realtors® Home Library InfoCentral Blog Freddie Mac on YouTube Main Social Media for Small Business Achieving growth despite the economic climate A notable CEO survey Frost Sullivan found growth to be the number one objective for CEOs , for the past two years in a row . But how do CEOs achieve growth in business during times of economic uncertainty This month's feature collection Leadership Excellence offers a selection of digital books on leading , creative-thinking , decision-making , and trend-spotting . Go to eBooks.realtor.org to borrow up to three digital books at a time . Titles recently added to the collection include : The Catalyst : How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader Future Savvy : Identifying Trends to Make Better Decisions , Manage Uncertainty , and Profit From Change Chaotics : The Business of Managing and Marketing in the Age of Turbulance Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty The Extraordinary Leader and A New Breed of Leader Posted by Mary Martinez on August 5, 2009 12:22 PM Permanent Link Add a comment If you haven't left a comment here before , you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will

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