Comments on TommyWonk: Bluewater Wind and Delmarva Power Come to Terms

Yes, thank you to tommywonk for your great reporti...

2008-06-24T15:25:00.000-04:00

Yes, thank you to tommywonk for your great reporting of this issue, and after we're done calling our legislators, let's not forget to also thank Jack Markell for being the first statewide elected official to support this deal. Without him, I don't think this issue would have gained traction. His early support led the way for the other statewide officials to support the deal.

Thanks folks for your kind words.

Now do a...

2008-06-24T08:36:00.000-04:00

Thanks folks for your kind words.

Now do as Pat says, and get on the phone to your legislators.

There are only 4 legislative days left to get enab...

2008-06-24T08:32:00.000-04:00

There are only 4 legislative days left to get enabling legislation passed for the wind project. Troops, pick up those phones once more, please! Ask them to vote YES for the new Bluewater Wind deal with Delmarva Power: 1) Your own state Representative and Senator; 2) House Speaker Terry Spence 3) House Majority Leader Richard Cathcart; and 4) Senator Thurman Adams. A "thank you" call to Sen. DeLuca would be a fine idea. Phone #s are at: http://legis.delaware.gov/
Thanks to everyone's efforts, we are almost there!

Tom -

You should indeed feel proud of yours...

2008-06-24T08:25:00.000-04:00

Tom -

You should indeed feel proud of yourself in having played a significant role in relentlessly fighting for Delaware wind power even when things looked pretty hopeless. I myself was about to write off my home state as just another tiny provincial backwater run by a chummy 'ol boy network. It may still be, but at least the 'ol boys have been given a rude awakening.

While this agreement is certainly a major milestone and opens the way for the project to move forward, there are still obstacles. The regulatory approval process for large projects can be quite tedious, expensive, and time-consuming. But let us hope that a relatively environmentally benign project such as a wind farm will move along more smoothly than usual.

The thing that worries me the most is the shifting economic landscape. Bluewater has a two-year grace period in which it can withdraw from the project without incurring penalties. We are entering an increasingly perilous economic situation, and the cost of large projects of all sorts are going up at an alarming rate. Financing is getting more difficult, and the dollar is getting more shaky by the day. (If I recall correctly, Bluewater will be buying Danish turbines, presumeably with dollars.) So, it's going to be a race against time to get something up and running before the economics turn upside down.

Still, this is the best news I've heard in a long, long time.

You are a tireless warrior. Thank you so much for...

2008-06-23T22:44:00.000-04:00

You are a tireless warrior. Thank you so much for leading on this issue.

Tommywonk- thanks for your excellent reporting on ...

2008-06-23T22:35:00.000-04:00

Tommywonk- thanks for your excellent reporting on Delmarva Power and Bluewater wind! Even though I generally don't comment, I've been reading your blog and I do know you're the man to go to for this issue. I really admire your persistence since you've been a tireless crusader on the issue. Great work.