Largest New England Wind Project Approved by Maine Commission

Another drop in the bucket,I was pleased when I read this article. Renewable Energy is the Conscious Energy Choice. Enjoy....

"The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) has approved the largest wind project in New England. UPC Wind, a Newton, Massachusetts-based wind power company, announced January 3 it received approval on the 57-megawatt (MW) Stetson Wind Project.

UPC Wind says it will soon start construction on the facility, located on a ridge line about 90 miles northeast of Bangor, near the Canadian border. The project will consist of 38 GE 1.5-MW wind turbines, which will produce approximately 150 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually — enough to power about 27,500 homes per year. The company says the project will avoid 107,500 metric tons of pollutants that would be emitted into the air if the same amount of electricity were generated by oil- or gas-fired plants. " Read more..
New England Wind Project