The assessment can be found at http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/ea/nuttbymountainwindfarm/NuttbyMountainWindFarm-Registration.pdf
The public has two whole weeks to review the assessment and make comments to the Dept. Of Environment.
Historically, any project that gets to this stage is very rarely not accepted. There is often a request for minor changes, but it's pretty much just a decision as to which colour ink pad to use with the rubber stamp.
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I don't know, a whole lot about this subject. Wind farms, Although they recently built a couple hundred windmill turbines, a little west of Lowville,NY. I think it's called Maple Ridge Wind Farm's.
Anyway, my point here is, whenever there trying to sell us, on the idea of wind farms, they commonly tell us the benefits of, cheap renewable power.
Cheap for who?
How come our electric bills, never go down.
Could it be, they don't really care about us ?
Just a thought.
Oh yea, one more thing. This is actually pretty funny.
Not long ago in the mail, I received a card from the utility company. Asking if I would like to go green. It stated, for just a little bit more money per KWH. I can receive a portion of my electricity, or all of my electricity, from a green source.
WOW, It's amazing how they can separate the energy flow in their transmission lines. So I only receive the green stuff.
The July 7&14 issue has an interesting article about energy production on the Danish Island of Samso and the 2000 watt movement. " Island in the Wind" is available online.
The 4300 residents of Samso use 11 onshore, 10 offshore and some micro wind trbines to produce all their electrical needs, enough electricity to offset diesel and gas consumption and sell a 10% surplus.
Cumberland County will soon have 70 to 75 turbines operating. This may not offst as much fosil fuel as done on Samso( we probably arent as efficient as the Danes, and their wind levels may be higher) but Cumberland will be close. Council should be congratulated for their support of renewble energy and their work implementing a wind turbine bylaw.
The second part of the article, about the 2000 watt lifestyle was hopeful. Using the figures and making some conversions for our household showed that 2000 watts can be achieved without hardship.
The 2 of us use:
Food and consumeritems 1100
Electricity 520
Gas and furnace oil 1880
Infrastructure 900
Total 4400
This is 2200 watts each. Not 2000 but close: it gives me a target and maybe it can come down.
John McManus
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