Their route from Jackman to Chester takes a detour from Route 201 and the highway at Dysart's in Hermon. The trucks slowly head downtown then get back on the highway at Hogan Road. It's not a parade. According to the Bangor Police Department, the overpasses in this stretch of I-95 are too low for the turbines to fit under.
There has been a lot of discussion on the merits of wind power. There has also been a lot of discussion about how windmills corrupt the natural view of the landscape. What do you think?
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I saw one of these crossing Exchange St. on State St. It was unbelievable seeing something this huge going through downtown Bangor.
We all have to make sacrifices somewhere and it seems to me that our energy needs are WAY past the point of making a big deal about the windmills corrupting the landscape. Wind is clean and it will always be there. If we don't tap into it, we are fools.
I read in Bangor Metro that the power generating capacity for off shore windmills far exceeds on shore. I also understand that the cost of the on shore energy is expensive. I think we should drill for oil and beef up the off shore systems, ultimately producing far more energy than we need. Then we'd become an energy exporter and Maine people should benefit from some of the profits like folks in Alaska do.
At work I helped my boss approved a tax incentive program for a wind turbine company that is being built in Franklin County. Apparently the turbines would provide energy for most of Franklin County residents. Not only is it "clean" energy, but these companies are providing good quality jobs. In fact, there are so many jobs spawning from wind turbine companies up north that they are actually using their tax break monies to open a course on Wind Turbine operations at a vocational/technical school in the area, anticipating a huge growth in the industry and the need for skilled workers. These jobs are high paying and offer great benefits. The next option for "clean" energy that the state is considering is somehow housing wind turbines out in the ocean a few miles off shore, since there is a lot of wind and it doesn't change the aesthetics. The only issue is finding a way to channel that energy back to the mainland. These turbines are being built in the middle of nowhere, for the most part, so as not disturb the scenery. Personally, I think that windmills are pretty and kinda cool. One drawback to wind turbines is the fact that a lot of birds get killed from flying into them.
p.s. Good article, Melanie. I can't imagine seeing one of those things going down the highway or something.
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