by Alan Crowell, staff writer Kennebec Journal news story FARMINGTON — In a decision that could have wide ramifications for the future of wind power in Maine, the Land Use Regulation Commission on Wednesday rejected a plan to place 30 turbines on two western mountains. The application by Maine Mountain Power to rezone about 1,000 Read More
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LURC Rejects Redington Wind Farm
by Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer Lewiston Sun Journal news story FARMINGTON–The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission voted, 6-1 against rezoning 1,004 mountaintop acres in northern Franklin County for a 30-turbine wind-energy project today. Only commissioner Stephen Wight, of Newry, supported the rezoning request. The commission’s staff had previously recommended the rezoning be approved. The Read More
Ski Areas Tapping Wind Power to Promote Green-energy Source
By Glenn Adams, Associated Press Maine Sunday Telegram news story In time for the new ski season, several Northern New England ski areas are becoming part of a national trend of resorts going “green” by buying wind-generated electricity to power their energy-hungry operations. At least five ski areas in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are Read More
Ski Areas to Offset Electric Use with Wind
Portland Press Herald news story Sugarloaf/USA and Sunday River have decided to offset all of their electricity usage with energy generated from wind, the resorts announced Tuesday. Together, the resorts are now the largest purchaser and consumer of wind power in New England, they said. Under the new plan, the resorts are purchasing 30 million Read More
Conditions Prime for Solar
By Tux Turkel, staff writer Maine Sunday Telegram news story Guests at EdgeWater Farm Bed and Breakfast in Phippsburg appreciate the 84-degree water in the 12- by 38-foot indoor swimming pool. The temperature’s not as comforting for the owners, however. They’ve been heating the pool with expensive fuel oil. This fall will be better. On Read More
NRCM Supports Scaled-Down Version of Redington Wind Power Project
NRCM news release The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) today announced its support for a modified version of a wind power project proposed by Maine Mountain Power for two mountains located near the Appalachian Trail in Western Maine. One week before public hearings are set to begin on the project, NRCM is urging both proponents Read More
Proposed Wind Farm has Deal to Sell ‘Green’ Power
Portland Press Herald news story A proposed wind farm in western Maine would sell its output as renewable “green” power to large in-state customers under an agreement announced Wednesday. Maine Mountain Power has signed an agreement with Constellation NewEnergy, a leading retail supplier of electrical power in New England, to buy all of the output Read More
Redington Wind Farm has Deal to Sell Power
By Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer Lewiston Sun Journal news story REDINGTON TOWNSHIP – A proposed mountain ridge wind farm has already sold its first 10 years of renewable energy. The deal will offer business customers who sign up for wind-generated power a fixed price for a decade. The planned $130 million Redington wind farm Read More
Turbine Project Delays Requested
By Joel Elliott Kennebec Journal news story FREEDOM — Residents here want more information before an energy company erects three 400-foot wind turbines on a ridgeline above their town. While some residents have hailed Competitive Energy Systems’s proposed $10 million wind turbine project on Beaver Ridge without apparent reservation, others are requesting more caution. Members Read More
