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William Cundiff

From: Robert Anders [lhanders3@gmail.com]Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 2:49 PMTo: William CundiffSubject: turbine noise

hi Bill, please post as additional information  regarding our concerns over inadaquate setbacks from INDUSTRIAL WIND TURBINES. thanks, Bob Robert Anders (508) 400 3122 lhanders3@aol.com  "Wind Turbines are not powered by wind. They are powered by taxes."  http://www.realwebster.com  link:http://www.windaction.org/videos/28235   

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010

Cost of Cape Wind is headed West, to you...

Did you think we were off the hook for Cape Wind? As of today, we are now on the hook

according to the Boston Herald. Instead of having those Nantucket Sound and Cape

Cod (500,000 ratepayers) folks pay for the $2.2 Billion Cape Wind project.

Today's October 11th, Boston Herald reported that National Grid signed a multi-billion

dollar deal with Cape Wind, so their 1.2 million customers in central and western

Massachusetts will now flip the bill.

Electric costs head west

BOSTON HERALD

By Jay Fitzgerald Monday, October 11, 2010

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1288004&format=text

Some of Cape Wind’s biggest critics ironically won’t have to foot the bill for the $2 billion

wind farm in Nantucket Sound.

In an odd twist to the decade-long fight over the controversial offshore energy project,

those farthest away from the planned wind farm will often have to pay its higher electric

bills - while many of the most vocal opponents closest to the project will get a financial

pass.

The reason: National Grid, which has signed a multibillion-dollar power deal to buy half

of Cape Wind’s future electricity, doesn’t cover Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.

National Grid’s main coverage areas for its 1.2 million customers lie in western and

central Massachusetts, the North Shore and parts of the South Shore well north of the

Cape Cod Canal.

The only part of the Cape and the Islands that’s covered by National Grid is Nantucket.

Nstar, the state’s second-largest utility, covers the mainland Cape and Vineyard, as well

as many parts of the South Shore and Greater Boston.

And Nstar has signaled it has no intention of buying electricity from Cape Wind, whose

initial prices could be twice as high as the current cost of electricity from other sources.

“It’s a bizarre situation,” said Robert Rio, senior vice president of Associated Industries

of Massachusetts. “People out there in the western areas (of Massachusetts) aren’t

really aware they’ll be impacted.”

Actually, they’re slowly becoming aware - and they’re split over the burden that will fall

on them to pay for Cape Wind’s power.

“There is a real concern out here,” said David McKeehan, president of the North Central

Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce and head of the North Central Massachusetts

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Economic Development Council. “This is going to be an added cost of doing business

for many of our members.”

National Grid’s Cape Wind contract, which is now being reviewed by state regulators,

could add thousands of dollars a month to a manufacturer’s electric bill, based on

National Grid’s own rate estimates.

“About 1 out of 4 people out here work in some way in manufacturing,” said McKeehan,

whose groups represent National Grid customers in Leominster, Ayer, Clinton, Pepperell

and five other central Massachusetts communities.

But not all businesses are upset.

Tom Clay, chief executive of Xtalic Corp. in Marlboro, said some business owners

accept Cape Wind’s higher costs as the price the state has to pay for cleaner and more

reliable energy.

“I’m of the opinion we have to lean green” said Clay, whose electronic-materials firm is a

National Grid customer.

McKeehan and Clay agree on one thing: It hasn’t quite sunk in yet with many National

Grid customers in central and western Massachusetts that they’ll be paying for Cape

Wind.

“The awareness is low,” said Clay. “It’s comes across as a Cape Cod issue, but it’s not.”

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

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Italy seizes $1.9 billion of assets as Mafia goes green

ROME (Reuters) - Italy Tuesday seized Mafia-linked assets worth $1.9 billion -- the

biggest mob haul ever -- in an operation revealing that the crime group was trying to "go

green" by laundering money through alternative energy companies.

Read Full Article at uk.reuters.com>>

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Wind turbine criticism churns

Noise, water contamination

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WEBSTER — Citing potential noise, groundwater contamination, nauseating strobe

effects and sheer ugliness, concerned residents came out in opposition last night to a

proposed 11-turbine, 27.5-megawatt wind farm in the neighboring town of Douglas.

Read Entire Story at Telegram.com >>

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Electric Power From Wind Farms Will Zap Your Wallet

State and Federal governments seem committed to turn the United States into a giant

wind farm over the next 20 years with promises to free the US from dependency on

foreign oil, to save the planet by reducing the carbon footprint and to create thousands

of “Green Energy Jobs”. If it sounds to good to be true, there is a caveat. Its going to be

EXPENSIVE. Expensive for anyone that uses electricity off the grid. REALLY

EXPENSIVE.

The Green Energy people don’t ever mention the cost part of the equation. They don’t

have to – people automatically

assume that wind is FREE, so the

power that it generates must be

FREE. It’s a logical assumption. But it

couldn’t be further from the truth. If

you are one of these people who think

you will be getting a break on your

electric bill, or FREE electricity, you

are mistaken.

Wind Turbines are expensive – VERY

EXPENSIVE. The Cape Wind project

in Nantucket Sound was originally

estimated to cost $600 million.

Recently it has been confessed to the

Boston Herald that the new estimates

are over $2 billion. That’s a pretty big

discrepancy - sounds like the Big Dig

all over again. (Read Herald Story>>)

That’s not even the worst of it. After

the project is finally completed at

some unknown “true cost”, the project

will start making “Clean” and “Green”

electricity for the people of Cape Cod. Currently, the people at Cape Cod pay about 9

cents per Kilowatt-hour. The new and improved clean and green energy will cost about

20 cents per Kilowatt-hour, with a 3.5% increase every year into infinity and beyond. The

only thing clean and green about this electricity is that it cleans the green right out of

your wallet. (Read CapeNews Story>>)

Douglas is proposing a “Mini Cape Wind” with its 11-turbine 25-Megawatt Wind project.

Just like the Big Dig and Cape Wind, the cost a wildcard. In 2008, the cost was $57

Million for a 13-turbine project. Since then, they’ve dropped 2 turbines, but the cost is

now projected at about $75 million. Who knows what the “actual cost” of the project will

be when complete.

If we apply the same formula to Douglas and Webster Residents, we can expect the

same cost increases. Douglas and Webster residents pay roughly 8 to 9 cents per

Kilowatt-hour of electricity off the grid. Below is an example electric bill from a Webster

resident from the month of August for a family of 4:

Current Grid Rates at 8.1 cents per kWH:

797 kWH x 8.1 cents per kWH + 51.00 for transition costs = $115.63

New Green Energy Rates at 20.7 cents per kWH

797 kWH x 20.7 cents per kWH + 51.00 for transition costs = $210.40

If you are in favor of Green Energy, are you really willing to pay a nearly 100% premium

to get the exact same electricity? This is exactly what you’ll be facing. This is not

a “NIMBY” issue. This affects everyone in Webster and Douglas, whether or not you can

see or hear the turbines. If you use electricity you will pay nearly double, possibly triple a

few years down the road. If you live in Douglas, your rates might be deferred for a little

while, but they will ultimately soar through the roof, much like the “introductory rates” the

phone and cable companies seduce us with, then switch to the “regular” rates after 6

months to a year.

If you live in Webster, you’ll be paying the high price as soon as the blades start

spinning. The power from the Douglas Wind farm will be plumbed directly into Webster’s

Rte 12 substation, and the power will need to be sold at the Green Energy

Rate. Webster has no agreement with the Douglas Wind Farm, so Webster will receive

no benefits whatsoever for this project. In fact Webster will receive a substantial amount

of burden.

The Wind Developer plans to use 1-395 and Rte 16 for transport route to deliver the

turbines and other construction equipment. The trucks that the turbines are delivered on

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are oversized and over long. There will be roughly 110 of these slow moving trucks

crawling up Rte 16 if this project is approved, plus literally thousands of concrete trucks

and heavy construction vehicles. The developer has a condition in the variance with

Douglas to repair any road damage to Douglas roads. There is no such agreement with

the Town of Webster. The Town of Webster will also suffer certain property value loss,

far more than the town of Douglas.

So in review, anyone who is in favor of Wind Energy is a VERY GENEROUS Citizen

indeed. One that is happy to subsidize the construction of the Wind Turbines with their

tax dollars, one who is happy to pay high utility rates to further subsidize the project, and

one who is happy to sacrifice their property value in the name of Green Energy.

Anyone who isn’t thrilled with their electric bill doubling or tripling while their home loses

value should take action NOW. Attend the Douglas Site plan review meetings. The next

meeting is scheduled for Sept 28, 2008 at 7:15 PM. If you cannot attend, write a letter

stating your concerns to the Douglas Planning Board. Don’t allow this $WINDLE to

happen.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

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Cape Wind True Cost on WFXT in Boston

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Hannity - The Green $WINDle

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