Mars Hill's wind farm almost ready (Maine)

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http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/061118windpower.html

MARS HILL - Working toward an end-of-the-year deadline to complete construction of a 28-turbine wind farm on Mars Hill Mountain, contractors have finished more than half of the towers and expect to start generating electricity before Dec. 31.

Of the 28 windmills that will be erected in developer Evergreen Wind Power's project, 15 were complete by Friday and outfitted with blades.

"We are in the process of commissioning the turbines. We anticipate we will meet our goal of actual power generation before the end of 2006," project officials said in a statement.

Contractors for UPC Wind Management LLC of Newton, Mass., Evergreen's parent company, started work on what will become New England's biggest wind-power development early this year. At full capacity, it is expected to provide the equivalent power needs of 40,000 average Maine homes.

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Hearing eyes wind farm idea atop high ridge

http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/3341418.html

FREEDOM (Maine) -- Residents will have a final chance to voice their opinions on a proposed windpower farm during Monday's meeting at the Congregation Church.

The planning board's public hearing on the proposed project, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., was originally scheduled for Nov. 9. That meeting was postponed when officials determined abutters had not been properly notified.

Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC hopes to construct three wind turbines on Beaver Ridge.

The turbines would each have the capacity of roughly 1.5 megawatts. The $10 million project could generate enough electricity to power 2,000 Maine homes.

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