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tax payer77
of kingfield, ME
Cnt see it from your house, right?report abuse
Jan 6, 2009 9:46 PM
YO cap,
Cnt see it from your house, right?report abuse
Frank Heller
of Brunswick, ME
Hydro, when available, always trumps wind in cost and 24/7 availability.
There are numerous hydro sites in the valley.
if you want a side by side analysis email me at KatahdinEnergyWorks@verizon.netreport abuse
Jan 6, 2009 5:03 PM
carefully done, the Swift river's energy can be harnessed over and over again to provide much less expensive and intrusive energy than a huge wind farm will.
Hydro, when available, always trumps wind in cost and 24/7 availability.
There are numerous hydro sites in the valley.
if you want a side by side analysis email me at KatahdinEnergyWorks@verizon.netreport abuse
rootwitch
of Cape Elizabeth, ME
Heck, maybe then we can pay for our schools and community services.report abuse
Jan 6, 2009 4:37 PM
Same here, but then again we also have friends on the other 3,500 miles of coast that can chip in too!
Heck, maybe then we can pay for our schools and community services.report abuse
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