On November 17th, hundreds of people gathered on the island of Vinalhaven for a ribbon-cutting ceremocy for the Fox Island Wind Project, a community wind power project that will provide clean renewable power for the islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven. The three turbines have 4.5MW of wind power capacity, representing the largest coastal wind power project in New England. The huge gathering included school children, island residents, and scores of people who traveled to the island to see the turbines and attend the event, including: Governor John Baldacci, Representative Chellie Pingree, Maine Speaker of the House Hannah Pingree, Island Institute President Philip Conkling, Fox Islands Wind CEO George Baker, Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue, Diversified Communications CEO Horace (“Hoddy”) Hildreth and many others who made this ground-breaking renewable energy collaboration possible.
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