Comments on: Breaking: Delmarva Power, The Delaware Electric Cooperative and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Unite To Buy Wind http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/ The WGMD 92.7 FM Delmarva Blog Tue, 13 May 2008 07:23:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: posterone http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-20016 posterone Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:29:33 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-20016 Perhaps. Just seems so expensive, from an installation stand as well as maintenance. Perhaps. Just seems so expensive, from an installation stand as well as maintenance.

]]> By: Cerin http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19976 Cerin Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:21:12 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19976 posterone: "It should be built on land. Simple." Both the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Delaware conducted research that showed that winds at sea off the Delaware coast are significantly higher than winds on land: http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/images/windmaps/de_50m_800.jpg There's also few places on land, especially in tiny Delaware, to build such large wind farms. You'd have to buy up costly residential or farm land. The benefit of an offshore location is that there's plenty of unused space, which is coincidentally quite windy. posterone:
“It should be built on land. Simple.”

Both the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Delaware conducted research that showed that winds at sea off the Delaware coast are significantly higher than winds on land:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/windpoweringamerica/images/windmaps/de_50m_800.jpg

There’s also few places on land, especially in tiny Delaware, to build such large wind farms. You’d have to buy up costly residential or farm land. The benefit of an offshore location is that there’s plenty of unused space, which is coincidentally quite windy.

]]> By: posterone http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19921 posterone Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:32:04 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19921 Yes they work (or did) in Seaford at the Dupont Plant. "According to the company's Web site, Fluor started as Fluor Construction Co. in 1912. It acquired Daniel International Corp. in 1977, and the company was known as Fluor Daniel until about 2002, Mershon said, after it spun off its coal business and several acquisitions. Fluor Daniel is now the environmental services arm of Fluor Corp" Yes they work (or did) in Seaford at the Dupont Plant.

“According to the company’s Web site, Fluor started as Fluor Construction Co. in 1912. It acquired Daniel International Corp. in 1977, and the company was known as Fluor Daniel until about 2002, Mershon said, after it spun off its coal business and several acquisitions. Fluor Daniel is now the environmental services arm of Fluor Corp”

]]> By: Maria Evans http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19914 Maria Evans Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:43:53 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19914 Rick, DP&L is freaked out about the cost of a $1.6 billion dollar wind farm, I can't imagine they'll be all for a $6 - $10 billion dollar nuke plant. Rick, DP&L is freaked out about the cost of a $1.6 billion dollar wind farm, I can’t imagine they’ll be all for a $6 - $10 billion dollar nuke plant.

]]> By: Rick http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19906 Rick Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:24:10 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19906 Europe is way ahead of us in nuclear power, too. France, especially.....80% nuclear-generated electricity. Windmills will never be able to come close to satisfying our ever-growing demand. Europe is way ahead of us in nuclear power, too. France, especially…..80% nuclear-generated electricity. Windmills will never be able to come close to satisfying our ever-growing demand.

]]> By: Maria Evans http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19902 Maria Evans Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:06:36 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19902 posterone, we already know who BWW is working with, it's on their website. The Fluor Corporation headquartered in TX is doing the construction, http://www.fluor.com/ and, in fact, here's the list of who BWW will be using in Delaware http://www.bluewaterwind.com/de_partners.htm. And yes, B&B bought BWW during the process here in Delaware, that just made the company more attractive to the PSC. I think we've been over this before. BWW is also going to make the Port of Wilmington a shipping hub for the east coast and work with Del Tech for educational opportunities. Maybe if we didn't let Europe get so far ahead of us in wind power technology, the USA would be able to supply BWW with everything they need. posterone, we already know who BWW is working with, it’s on their website. The Fluor Corporation headquartered in TX is doing the construction, http://www.fluor.com/ and, in fact, here’s the list of who BWW will be using in Delaware http://www.bluewaterwind.com/de_partners.htm.

And yes, B&B bought BWW during the process here in Delaware, that just made the company more attractive to the PSC. I think we’ve been over this before.

BWW is also going to make the Port of Wilmington a shipping hub for the east coast and work with Del Tech for educational opportunities.

Maybe if we didn’t let Europe get so far ahead of us in wind power technology, the USA would be able to supply BWW with everything they need.

]]> By: posterone http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19900 posterone Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:10:03 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19900 I thought just the oil company's made this kinda cash. No wonder they are footing the advertising costs. They'll make it back ten fold in the end. This company will use all foreign vendors and materials for the actual towers. Their blowing wind alright, right at us. We need a company completely owned and operated by Americans to provide such a important resource for our needs. Check out some financial reports: http://www.babcockbrown.com/bnb-investor-information/results.aspx http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/overview.asp I thought just the oil company’s made this kinda cash. No wonder they are footing the advertising costs. They’ll make it back ten fold in the end. This company will use all foreign vendors and materials for the actual towers. Their blowing wind alright, right at us. We need a company completely owned and operated by Americans to provide such a important resource for our needs.

Check out some financial reports:

http://www.babcockbrown.com/bnb-investor-information/results.aspx

http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/overview.asp

]]> By: Rick http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19861 Rick Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:37:32 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19861 We're all paying for Blue Water Hot-Air's ads. Preferred 'green' business gets huge capital gains tax breaks at the investment level.....guess where the revenue deficiency has to come from? That's right- the rest of us. We’re all paying for Blue Water Hot-Air’s ads. Preferred ‘green’ business gets huge capital gains tax breaks at the investment level…..guess where the revenue deficiency has to come from? That’s right- the rest of us.

]]> By: Maria Evans http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19852 Maria Evans Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:07:02 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19852 posterone here's the local ironworker union guy: http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/OPINION10/80326065/1004/OPINION who supports the wind farm. And yes, every business passes costs to customers, but right now, BWW is paying for their own fight, while DP&L has publicly said they are passing their lobbying fees and other costs of fighting the wind farm to their customers. posterone here’s the local ironworker union guy: http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080327/OPINION10/80326065/1004/OPINION
who supports the wind farm.

And yes, every business passes costs to customers, but right now, BWW is paying for their own fight, while DP&L has publicly said they are passing their lobbying fees and other costs of fighting the wind farm to their customers.

]]> By: posterone http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19851 posterone Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:20:58 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/03/25/breaking-delmarva-power-the-delaware-electric-cooperative-and-old-dominion-electric-cooperative-unite-to-buy-wind/#comment-19851 Every business passes the cost to the customers. Every business passes the cost to the customers.

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