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
Wind Projects
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
Hearing Recommended on Wind Farm Proposal
By Maggie Gill-Austern, Staff Writer Lewiston Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA – Maine Land Use Regulation Commission staff are recommending a public hearing be held on a rezoning petition that would benefit a proposed wind farm. The staff filed a memorandum last week on the petition submitted by Maine Mountain Power Limited Liability Corp. on Read More
Maine Wind Project Proposed
By Tux Turkel, Press Herald writer Portland Press Herald news story A Portland-based energy provider has submitted an application to build a small-scale wind power project in Freedom, east of Waterville. Competitive Energy Services LLC wants to construct three wind turbines on Beaver Ridge. The turbines each would have a capacity of roughly 1.5 megawatts. Read More
