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Northern Pass money dividing North Country opinions
May 7, 2013 by Dave Solomon in New Hampshire Union Leader
May 7, 2013 by Dave Solomon in New Hampshire Union Leader
Savage said the recent purchases by Northern Pass are contiguous to the anticipated route the company is trying to build, but do not address its fundamental problems of crossing the Connecticut River along Route 3 at the Canadian border, or clearing a narrow passage through conservation land in Stewartstown near the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters.
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New Hampshire]
Bill would push high-voltage power-line setback to 300 feet in Maine
March 28, 2013 by Scott Thistle in Sun Journal
March 28, 2013 by Scott Thistle in Sun Journal
Lawmakers on the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee heard testimony on a bill that would require lines transmitting 5,000 volts of power or more to be at least 300 feet from homes, schools, churches and licensed day care centers, among other places.
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Maine]
Why Vt. wind projects aren't powering as much as they could
March 26, 2013 by Alexei Rubenstein in WCAX
March 26, 2013 by Alexei Rubenstein in WCAX
In the world of electric transmission it's called "curtailment." At Sheffield and Lowell Mountain, it's meant that even on the windiest of days the regional power grid operator, ISO New England, pulled the plug on power production because there was just too much available from other sources. Newer, non-baseload sources like Lowell got yanked first.
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Vermont]
Grid issues lead to smaller Northeast Kingdom (NEK) wind project
March 25, 2013 by John Dillon in Vermont Public Radio
March 25, 2013 by John Dillon in Vermont Public Radio
Kenworthy said his company may also limit the development to the unincorporated towns and gores in Essex County, known as the UTGs. The original plan had called for the project to be located in Newark and Brighton as well.
Both those towns have organized opposition to the wind project.
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Vermont]
Anthony Alliston says the modification isn't a significant change to the proposal.
"They're proposing a power line to connect to Transgrid's 330kW transmissions line which will increase the efficiencies of the wind farm," he said.
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Australia / New Zealand]
Upgraded transmission line translates to up to 51 wind turbines in Enniskillen
March 5, 2013 by Heather Wright in Sarnia Observer
March 5, 2013 by Heather Wright in Sarnia Observer
IPoliticians and residents are watching with worry as three companies make the rounds asking landowners south of Petrolia to sign leases for wind turbines.
Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott says in the last few months three companies have been speaking with the municipality about projects which could bring as many as 51 turbines to the rural township south of Petrolia.
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Canada]
Public Service of New Hampshire is interested in municipally owned land near the town's industrial park, prompting Northern Pass opponents to speculate that the company may be changing direction and planning to bring power lines down the Vermont side of the Connecticut River, crossing into New Hampshire at Littleton.
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New Hampshire|
Vermont]
Administrative Law Judge Kevin Casutto says there's no public need for a transmission line between the wind farm project and the mainland.
The judge recommends the State Public Service Commission dismiss the application by Upstate NY Power
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New York]
California is weighing how to avoid a looming electricity crisis that could be brought on by its growing reliance on wind and solar power. ...the surplus generating capacity doesn't guarantee steady power flow. Even though California has a lot of plants, it doesn't have the right mix: Many of the solar and wind sources added in recent years have actually made the system more fragile, because they provide power intermittently.
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Energy Policy|
California]
Judge recommends dismissal of Galloo Island wind farm connection request
February 27, 2013 by Brian Kelly in Watertown Daily News
February 27, 2013 by Brian Kelly in Watertown Daily News
Citing a lack of substantive activity on the project, an administrative law judge has recommended the state Public Service Commission dismiss an application to construct a 50-mile electric transmission line from Galloo Island on Lake Ontario to the mainland. ...the application "lacks viability at present" and has had a "chilling effect" on landowners and their plans for business development.
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New York]
Hassan hopeful for new Northern Pass proposal with buried lines, options for cheaper power
February 22, 2013 by Kevin Landrigan in Nashua Telegraph
February 22, 2013 by Kevin Landrigan in Nashua Telegraph
"I am very concerned we have a long term energy strategy but like all of us in New Hampshire, I also love the outdoors that is so important to the quality of life. I think the first proposal didn't take that into consideration and could have harmed our travel and tourism economy."
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New Hampshire]
Transmission questions arise following Shumlin visit to Quebec
February 20, 2013 by James Jardine in Caledonian Record
February 20, 2013 by James Jardine in Caledonian Record
A visit by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin to Quebec for a meeting with Premier Pauline Marois on Monday has some people in the Northeast Kingdom wondering if Vermont could be considering ways to help Quebec deliver huge reserves of hydropower to U.S. markets through Vermont.
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Vermont]
An application for occupancy of right of way in Custer County for transmission lines for a proposed wind farm has been put on hold while the project looks to work further with neighbors to limit inconveniences to them. ...neighbors in the area of the project complained at a previous meeting of the commission, saying they didn't approve of all the construction, noise and view obstructions that would be a result of the project.
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Impact on People|
South Dakota]
Northern Pass seen as focus of five bills
February 13, 2013 by Bill Smith in Manchester Union Leader
February 13, 2013 by Bill Smith in Manchester Union Leader
"Recently we have seen a number of proposals for new energy facilities, specifically wind farms and transmission lines, that will have an important and lasting impact on our state," Arnold said.
Arnold said the Legislature should act quickly on a bill giving the SEC a broad range of authority in considering proposed facilities.
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Energy Policy|
New Hampshire]
Dufferin County Council might expect to be faced by a host of opponents of a proposed 230-kilovolt power line along an abandoned rail corridor, but it's difficult to assess whether the opposition is to the power line so much as to the creation of a wind farm in the north of Melancthon.
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Canada]
A bill that would roll back some of the eminent domain powers granted by the 2011 Montana Legislature was debated Tuesday in Helena before a packed house at the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee.
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Zoning/Planning|
Montana]
Across NEK, North Country: Grid operators put limit on wind power use
February 2, 2013 by Robin Smith in Caledonian Record
February 2, 2013 by Robin Smith in Caledonian Record
The operators of the New England grid are restricting the amount of electricity being accepted from the three operating wind projects in the Northeast Kingdom and the North Country of New Hampshire.
And there's no indication that the restrictions, called curtailments, will end anytime soon.
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New Hampshire|
Vermont]
Grid constraints mean less power output from wind projects
January 29, 2013 by John Dillon in Vermont Public Radio
January 29, 2013 by John Dillon in Vermont Public Radio
The problem is the electricity network gets out of synch if the turbines produce more power than is being used at any one time.
So ISO issues an order to ramp back power. It's called curtailment.
"We are seeing those interconnect issues with other wind projects. As we've seen the Dixville project in New Hampshire was curtailed about 50 percent," Hallquist said.
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New Hampshire|
Vermont]
Narragansett wary of Deepwater's Block Island cable connection plan
January 25, 2013 by Betty J. Cotter in Block Island Times
January 25, 2013 by Betty J. Cotter in Block Island Times
"We just feel ... that it would be unsightly to place a high-voltage line right alongside Narragansett Avenue," Shields said this week. "I think that there's some trees there that are mature and I'm concerned they may have to cut them down and place these wires above the roof lines along the street."
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Rhode Island]
Big bet on Wyoming wind: Phil Anschutz's latest $9 billion idea
January 20, 2013 by Mark Jaffe in The Denver Post
January 20, 2013 by Mark Jaffe in The Denver Post
Phil Anschutz - who has made money out of everything from a well explosion to a failing railroad - is looking to wager $9 billion on the fierce winds of Wyoming.
Anschutz's Power Company of Wyoming is seeking to build the nation's largest wind farm and then ship the power to California over a 725-mile transmission line, the longest to be built in decades.
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Wyoming]
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