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Maine nears decision on big wind farm

Filed under Uncategorized by david brooks at 8:55 am

The proposal in northern Maine would be able to produce 90 megawatts, more than three times the size of the proposed 25-mW Lempster Mountain Wind Farm near Keene. That makes it tiny by the standards of Seabrook (1,200 megawatts) or the state’s various fossil-fuel utility plants (150-700 MW*), but it’s still impressive by alternative energy standards. As the Portland Press Herald reports, the staff of the state’s Land Use Regulation Commission has recommended approval of the $150 million project; with a final vote set for Jan. 24.

Maine already has a 50-megawatt project under construction in Aroostook County, and a 132-megawatt proposal is being proposed up near the Quebec border.

*Note: I had this abbreviation wrong, as the comment below points out.