Could it be that the confused senator's judgment is clouded by his personal relationship with certain landowners in Lowell who stand to make huge profits at our expense?
Could it be that the confused senator's judgment is clouded by his personal relationship with certain landowners in Lowell who stand to make huge profits at our expense?
I read with great amusement a public forum letter from Sen. Vince Illuzzi (Burlington Free Press, Feb. 8). The confused senator suggests wind power will resolve escalating energy cost, global warming and, one of my favorite lies, provide reliability.
Wind turbines have never once replaced a fossil-fired generating power plant. Anyone who can spell Bob backwards or read a stop sign can get this one! Wind power is not reliable and produces power less than 30 percent of the time. When the wind doesn't blow where does the power come from?
The average wind development has a 20-year life. The Lowell project will require 26 wind turbines for a 31/2-mile stretch on the Lowell Mountain range. The foundation base per turbine will be 30 feet by 30 …
I read with great amusement a public forum letter from Sen. Vince Illuzzi (Burlington Free Press, Feb. 8). The confused senator suggests wind power will resolve escalating energy cost, global warming and, one of my favorite lies, provide reliability.
Wind turbines have never once replaced a fossil-fired generating power plant. Anyone who can spell Bob backwards or read a stop sign can get this one! Wind power is not reliable and produces power less than 30 percent of the time. When the wind doesn't blow where does the power come from?
The average wind development has a 20-year life. The Lowell project will require 26 wind turbines for a 31/2-mile stretch on the Lowell Mountain range. The foundation base per turbine will be 30 feet by 30 feet by 30 feet. This will add up to an average of 16,000 tons of steel and concrete for these 400-foot structures.
After the developer has made millions of dollars from the federal subsidies, accelerated depreciation and green energy credits, what becomes of the site? I have to admit, when you ask a developer this question, it is like watching a deer in headlights. If a site is to be returned to its pristine condition, the developer will have to come up with some "out-of-pocket expense," not our tax dollars! If you want to get a developer squirming just say the D-word, "decommissioning."
Could it be that the confused senator's judgment is clouded by his personal relationship with certain landowners in Lowell who stand to make huge profits at our expense? In the couple of years I have watched Mr. Illuzzi do his fence jumping on the wind issues. One day he wants to destroy the ridge lines, and if you wait a few weeks he doesn't. It's a lot like waiting for the wind to blow, you really never know where it's coming from.
Wind developers and cronies love playing on public fears, and offer pathetic solutions to our serious environmental and energy issues. However, before we dance to Mr. Illuzzi's tune and march off the cliff, please log on to www.countryguardian.net/denmark.htm and read about the failures and reality of wind developments.
Three cheers for the representatives in the Northeast Kingdom who have recently displayed the courage and leadership in defending the NEK! They are holding firm and refused to sell out to special interest! Your insight and ability to see through the developers' manure-peddling campaigns have earned you the respect and gratitude by so many.
Thank you!