Comments on: DELMARVA POWER OUT OF STATE WIND PLAN The Untold Story http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/ The WGMD 92.7 FM Delmarva Blog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Outside The Perimeter: HCR38 Edition « kavips http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20165 Outside The Perimeter: HCR38 Edition « kavips Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:12:33 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20165 [...] his time limit, during an interview without pulling the plug…….. Meanwhile, down south, Maria Evans was filtering through the News Journal story as [...] [...] his time limit, during an interview without pulling the plug…….. Meanwhile, down south, Maria Evans was filtering through the News Journal story as [...]

]]> By: JonMoseley http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20151 JonMoseley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:12:21 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20151 Still, I don't see any reason for Delaware to not hire Delaware workers to build wind power units for Delaware. I agree with Bluewater Wind on that. REMEMBER... the first unit off the assembly line always costs far more than the last. If Delaware can develop the capacity to produce lots of these units, the cost per unit will fall. Look at what happened with laser printers, microwaves, VCR's, DVD's. The first real laser printers cost as much as a small economy car. Now, they practically give them away to get you addicted to the ink cartridges. Same can happen with wind power, if someone primes the pump. My arguments above are only that we should not let any obstacle STOP US from harnessing the wind. Whatever it takes... Still, I don’t see any reason for Delaware to not hire Delaware workers to build wind power units for Delaware. I agree with Bluewater Wind on that. REMEMBER… the first unit off the assembly line always costs far more than the last. If Delaware can develop the capacity to produce lots of these units, the cost per unit will fall. Look at what happened with laser printers, microwaves, VCR’s, DVD’s. The first real laser printers cost as much as a small economy car. Now, they practically give them away to get you addicted to the ink cartridges. Same can happen with wind power, if someone primes the pump. My arguments above are only that we should not let any obstacle STOP US from harnessing the wind. Whatever it takes…

]]> By: JonMoseley http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20150 JonMoseley Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:09:04 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20150 Roy Toomey: There is a lot of wind power technology that has not been put into use. I have invented some of it. There are lots of ways to do this differently. However, most of the wind power technology is built by expensive US companies with a limited range of options. Wind power technology is not that difficult (although some of the control units can get sophisticated if you want, and the interface to the power grid can be tricky). Most of the world's wind power units could be built in Eastern Europe for 1/5th the price. (Remember that they put the first satellite in orbit and the first man in space, and this technology is not all that challenging.) But the big problem is lack of funding... the right kind of funding. I have ideas myself, but no money to develop them and test them. Roy Toomey: There is a lot of wind power technology that has not been put into use. I have invented some of it. There are lots of ways to do this differently. However, most of the wind power technology is built by expensive US companies with a limited range of options. Wind power technology is not that difficult (although some of the control units can get sophisticated if you want, and the interface to the power grid can be tricky). Most of the world’s wind power units could be built in Eastern Europe for 1/5th the price. (Remember that they put the first satellite in orbit and the first man in space, and this technology is not all that challenging.)

But the big problem is lack of funding… the right kind of funding. I have ideas myself, but no money to develop them and test them.

]]> By: Roy Toomey http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20099 Roy Toomey Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:46:36 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20099 I believe it's darn shame that techonology can't invite a windmill with blades out front & solar panel collection mirrors in back. When wind dies down to calm; the solar panel collection mirrors start up by collecting suns enegry. The wind blows 5 to 10 miles per her than it can alternate power source between windmill & solar panels. When wind blows 20 miles per hour the windmill power starts & solar panel won't work. I believe people will make fun of this idea. I consider as alternative to gas-powered plants as backup. Let me take shot at nuclear power plant. Do anybody remember the brownout in Florida's nuclear power plant? If you don't than somebody has selective memory. I believe it’s darn shame that techonology can’t invite a windmill with blades out front & solar panel collection mirrors in back. When wind dies down to calm; the solar panel collection mirrors start up by collecting suns enegry. The wind blows 5 to 10 miles per her than it can alternate power source between windmill & solar panels. When wind blows 20 miles per hour the windmill power starts & solar panel won’t work. I believe people will make fun of this idea. I consider as alternative to gas-powered plants as backup. Let me take shot at nuclear power plant. Do anybody remember the brownout in Florida’s nuclear power plant? If you don’t than somebody has selective memory.

]]> By: John B. http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20096 John B. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:35:58 +0000 http://www.wgmd.com/blog/2008/04/10/delmarva-power%e2%80%99s-out-of-state-wind-plan-the-untold-story/#comment-20096 Bear in mind that this information comes from a representative of Bluewater Wind who does not take a neutral position on the matter but is biased toward his own company. Bear in mind that this information comes from a representative of Bluewater Wind who does not take a neutral position on the matter but is biased toward his own company.

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