ADDITIONAL RESOURCES


Stetson Ridge wind project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stetson Ridge Location: Stetson Ridge, Washington County
Developer: First Wind (formerly known as UPC Wind Management, LLC)

Project status: Operational beginning in January, 2009
NRCM position: Supports this project Size: 57 MW
Generation: 169,269,000 kilowatt hours of electric generation per year
Number of turbines: 38 (1.5 MW turbines)
Equivalent number of homes supplied per year: 23,500


The Stetson Ridge wind project, with 38 turbines, is New England’s largest wind farm and the first modern wind project approved by Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission. The wind farm is located west of Danforth. Of the $65 Million spent for construction, engineering, and development services, about $50 Million was spent in Maine. This fascinating map shows the Maine businesses hired to conduct work for the Stetson Ridge wind project. An expansion phase (Stetson II) will add 17 turbines across the road from Stetson in 2009.

Estimated Emissions Avoided:

  • CO2 (tons/year): 90,000
  • NOx Emissions: 73 tons
  • SO2 Emissions: 200 tons

CO2 Equivalents**
• CO2 emissions from burning 426 railcars’ worth of coal
• CO2 emissions from 189,876 barrels of oil consumed
• Carbon sequestered annually by 18,556 acres of pine or fir forests
• CO2 emissions from 9,267,494 gallons of gasoline consumed

 

** CO2 Equivalents were calculated using the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

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