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Opposition grows against Passadumkeag wind project proposal
For people living near Burlington, the Passadumkeag Mountain may look like home. But for workers at a Texas energy company, the mountain looks like wind power.
June 9, 2012
by Danielle Waugh
in WCSH 6 News
GRAND FALLS TOWNSHIP, Maine -- For people living near Burlington, the Passadumkeag Mountain may look like home. But for workers at a Texas energy company, the mountain looks like wind power.
Texas-based alternative energy company Quantum Utility Generation has proposed a 14 turbine wind project at the Grand Falls Township site.
The Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing the company's permit application, and is expected to have a decision by August.
According to a spokesperson from the DEP, the Passadumkeag project would span more than 97 acres. Each turbine tower would be about 460 feet tall.
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