Summary
J Dwight's latest attack on wind power in Maine (Sun Journal, March 21) repeats many of the myths now circulating and even adds a few new ones. Space doesn't allow an answer to every one, but here is a start:
Myth 1. "Incentives given to industrial wind developers mean there will be scant additions to state tax revenues." The fact is there are no (as in zip, zilch, nada) state incentives to wind projects and they will produce income taxes to the state like any other business. In addition, wind projects are required by law to provide "tangible benefits" to the host community (like the free power we are providing to the citizens of Roxbury) over and above significant local taxes. We'll pay about two thirds of the taxes in Roxbury, for example; if our project was in Lewiston, we'd be the biggest taxpayer in the city.See the full content of this document
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Myth 2. "Permitting is fast. The appeal process is shortened, stifled and silenced." I wish someone would tell this to the DEP; we are just entering our fourth year of work on our Roxbury project and the DEP permit we...
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