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Wind farm plan clears ‘major hurdle'; DEP OKs $130M Rollins Mountain wind farm
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection issued First Wind of Massachusetts a permit Tuesday to build a 40-turbine industrial wind site for $130 million on Rollins Mountain in Burlington, Lee, Lincoln and Winn.
"The Department finds that the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed project will provide significant tangible benefits to the host community and surrounding area,".
April 22, 2009
by Nick Sambides Jr.
in Bangor Daily News
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection issued First Wind of Massachusetts a permit Tuesday to build a 40-turbine industrial wind site for $130 million on Rollins Mountain in Burlington, Lee, Lincoln and Winn.
"The Department finds that the applicant has demonstrated that the proposed project will provide significant tangible benefits to the host community and surrounding area," according to the department's 64-page report on the project, which was issued Tuesday.
Lincoln Town Council chairman Steve Clay hopes to see construction begin soon.
The project would generate an estimated $10.4 million to Lincoln over the project's 30-year life span, town officials have said.... [continue via Web link]
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