While I welcome the strong possibility that Bluewa...

2009-10-31T17:12:50.805-04:00

While I welcome the strong possibility that Bluewater may very well soon hook up with a company capable of paying for the construction of the proposed wind farm, I have some vague nagging concerns about NRG's true motives.

Could it be that NRG wants to be able to build sort of a token wind farm no larger than the scaled-back version that resulted from that incredibly ugly situation involving Delmarva and the boys in Dover? By doing so, NRG could both claim to be 'green' while at the same time throttling back the pace of wind power development so that it does not interfere with it's more pressing desire to go forward with more natural gas-fired generating capacity. Or to paraphrase that great philosopher, LBJ, maybe NRG believes that "It's better to have Bluewater inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in."

Or does my paranoia meter need recalibrating?

So ... let's see. NRG, the PSC and Bluewater h...

2009-10-31T15:44:23.410-04:00

So ... let's see. NRG, the PSC and Bluewater have unfinished business regarding backup power, power quality and such. NRG never concealed its interest in putting a big, natural gas-fired system in at Indian River, coat-tailing on the wind farm if needed. Now, perhaps, NRG gets more-direct control over the way wind and its implications for the grid are represented to decision makers and the public. It's going to be interesting to see how soon the talk resumes on new gas lines and new turbines for Indian River. Also interesting that two big utilities, PSEG and NRG, are potentially behind the wheel for most of the big wind plans for the Mid-Atlantic.

Comments on TommyWonk: Will NRG Buy Bluewater Wind?

While I welcome the strong possibility that Bluewa...

So ... let's see. NRG, the PSC and Bluewater h...