New plans for a project on the East side of cozumel

[Dive Choice Mexico]

This project will have a huge impact on the nature of the east side of Cozumel AND the energy they are making will NOT be used here in Cozumel

Wind Power Project Slated for Cozumel - Advantage Mexico News

 

[Mike]

Looks good. Hopefully they will send the power up to us in the USA if they aren't going to use it.

 

[diverokc]

Not used in coz? I read the article and did not see that. If this is true are they are going to run transmission lines across the ocean? I wouldn't think so, but idk

 

[Christi]

Karen,

How do you know that the power will not be used in Cozumel? What I read from the article is that the benefit to the island has not yet been calculated/determined - but I don't see where this power generated will be used elsewhere. Is there another source of information for this project other than this article? I'm very interested to know more about it!

 

[caseybird]

Seems like a good idea. It will keep the big bad trump resort away.

 

[scubawife]

Sounds like there's still some environmental impact studies to be completed, but if there's a way to do this without total destruction, it could go a long way for helping lower the ridiculous electric bills I've heard so much about for years. If there's a surplus and it can be used elsewhere, fantastic. There's no shortage of wind on the east side, and why not harness of some of it?

I don't live on the island, but for those who do and don't want the wind farm, are you willing to continue paying increasingly high prices for electricity? If there was a proposed wind farm in my area, I would want to learn all I could about the details and I wouldn't be against it.

 

[Brules]

Hurricanes will love them!

Hope the noise they make doesn't affect turtle habitat.

 

[Mike]

Sounds like there's still some environmental impact studies to be completed, but if there's a way to do this with total destruction, it could go a long way for helping lower the ridiculous electric bills I've heard so much about for years. If there's a surplus and it can be used elsewhere, fantastic. There's no shortage of wind on the east side, and why not harness of some of it?

I don't live on the island, but for those who do and don't want the wind farm, are you willing to continue paying increasingly high prices for electricity? If there was a proposed wind farm in my area, I would want to learn all I could about the details and I wouldn't be against it.

Can't speak for Mexico or other parts of the the US, but here in Colorado wind power generated electricity is sold at a premium rate. It's much more expensive to produce kilowatts of electricity via wind power than coal. Mexico might be totally different.

 

[ggunn]

... if there's a way to do this with total destruction...

What does that mean?

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Not used in coz? I read the article and did not see that. If this is true are they are going to run transmission lines across the ocean? I wouldn't think so, but idk

There are undersea electrical transmission lines already running between Cozumel and the mainland.

 

[Prop Joe]

Can't they burn the fish oil from the Lion fish for power???