Falmouth Spending More In Storage Than Cost Of Falmouth Wind I

In 2007 a quasi-public Massachusetts agency focused on the adoption of technology faced $18,000 in storage fees after failing to find a buyer for two wind turbines it bought for $5.2 million in 2005. That's 2.6 million each.

The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) today known as the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) bought the turbines in order to resell them to local wind projects as a way to speed up a process that includes an 18- to 24-month wait time for the delivery of a wind turbine.

But the MTC’s aka MassCEC power projects – faced unanticipated roadblocks that stalled their wind efforts. If the agency failed to find a taker by the end of June 2007 and faced storage fees of $3,000 per month, or another $18,000 by the end of the year.

Falmouth Massachusetts the USA

Town Meeting is held at the

Lawrence School Auditorium

113 Lakeview Avenue

Falmouth, MA 02540

7 pm

2019 Annual Town Meeting Nov.12 with Recommendations

ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to initiate the process of disposition of the Wind Turbines which includes dismantling, relocation, engineering, permitting and other related costs, and to determine how the same shall be raised and by whom expended. Or do or take any other action on the matter. On request of the Board of Selectmen.

RECOMMENDATION (Finance Committee): That the Town vote to transfer $2,500,000 from certified free cash for the purposes of this article. To be expended under the jurisdiction of the Town Manager.

EXPLANATION: The Town is in the process of pursuing procurement for the potential relocation of the turbines, as directed by the Board of Selectmen. This is an estimated cost for "dismantling," and "storing" the turbines in anticipation of the results.

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Note # The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center formerly the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative paid 5.2 million for both turbines or 2.6 million each

Now after ten years of litigation spending the purchase price of Falmouth Wind I to put them in storage ?

Falmouth Taxpayers