It has been reported that Massachusetts’ utilities National Grid, Northeast Utilities and Unitil have negotiated power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 565 megawatts of electricity capacity from existing and proposed wind farms in New Hampshire and Maine that would provide electricity at wholesale rates of approximately 8 cents per kilowatt-hour. These agreements were lauded by the Boston Globe, going as far as claiming that “wind power is now competitive with conventional sources.” Eight cents per KWh is cheap for wind, especially when you consider that Cape Wind currently has PPAs with NStar and National Grid for 18.7 and 20.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (not including 3.5 percent annual escalators).
October 4, 2013 @ 12:00 am
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Let’s calculate the true cost of wind power
It has been reported that Massachusetts’ utilities National Grid, Northeast Utilities and Unitil have negotiated power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 565 megawatts of electricity capacity from existing and proposed wind farms in New Hampshire and Maine that would provide electricity at wholesale rates of approximately 8 cents per kilowatt-hour. These agreements were lauded by the Boston Globe, going as far as claiming that “wind power is now competitive with conventional sources.” Eight cents per KWh is cheap for wind, especially when you consider that Cape Wind currently has PPAs with NStar and National Grid for 18.7 and 20.5 cents per kilowatt-hour (not including 3.5 percent annual escalators).
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Federal prison in Danbury to begin transferring female inmates out Monday
UPDATE: Monday WTNH-TV published a report that the partial federal shutdown has delayed the transfer of inmates from the Danbury prison. Over the objection of several senators, the Federal Bureau of Prisons Monday plans to resume its plan to transfer all of the inmates out of the Danbury women’s prison and convert it to a […]
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Budget crisis shuts down CT National Guard
Washington – The federal shutdown has furloughed hundreds of full-time Connecticut National Guardsmen and forced the cancellation of drills scheduled for this weekend. Besides stopping paychecks for 640 full-time civilian and active duty guardsman and 200 civilian contractors, the shutdown has also put a halt to the drilling and training of nearly 4,000 part-time “citizen […]
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For thousands of Connecticut residents, Obamacare means changing insurance plans
It’s been a consistent talking point for supporters of the federal health reform law: If you like your health plan, you’ll be able to keep it when the major provisions of the law take effect. But for many people in Connecticut who buy their own insurance, that’s not the case.