NIMBYite threat ... | 19 comments (19 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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It's all about sharing the profits. Make sure the locals get jobs and a big enough monthly cheque from the power company and they'll support the wind farm.

Though I'd require a really big monthly sum if they wanted to build windmills in my backyard. Build them in the remote wilderness I say, where no one lives.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid on Sun May 16th, 2010 at 03:17:18 PM EST
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The funny thing about the Isle of Wight is that they have to import power from Southampton through massive underwater cables and they have a single gas-fired power plant which, since the UK became a net gas importer must have become increasingly expensive to operate.

So, they have no power, a lot of wind, and NIMBYism. They also have a Tory MP...

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun May 16th, 2010 at 04:28:10 PM EST
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Migeru:

So, they have no power, a lot of wind, and NIMBYism. They also have a Tory MP...

Any correlation, do you suppose?

by Bernard (bernard) on Sun May 16th, 2010 at 04:29:52 PM EST
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Correlation is not causation...

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun May 16th, 2010 at 04:50:57 PM EST
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Re: NIMBYite threat ... (4.00 / 2)

Well ...

"really remote wilderness" implies big-time transmission wire / such requirements.
My version ... landowner gets direct royalties, with some royalty payments on a sliding scale within certain distances.
Wind turbines typically add serious money into the local communities due to real estate taxes on top of the employment (and relevant taxes).

Blogging regularly at Get Energy Smart. NOW!!!

by a siegel (siegeadATgmailIGNORETHISdotPLEASEcom) on Sun May 16th, 2010 at 10:20:24 PM EST
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Re: NIMBYite threat ... (4.00 / 2)

Sweden is full of remote wilderness within two hours drive of say the four biggest cities. And the real estate tax argument only makes sense if local communities collect that tax, instead of the state. Which is the way it's done around here. Your financial compensation system feels sound though.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid on Mon May 17th, 2010 at 07:13:21 AM EST
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NIMBYite threat ... | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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