A 591-foot wind turbine towers over the tree line at the Weaver Wind project site two years ago in Hancock County. The project’s developer, Boston-based Longroad Energy, now proposes building nearly 200 turbines in Aroostook County. Courtesy of the Ellsworth American
Clean energy from the north, to help New England states meet their climate goals. Lower electric rates for Maine customers, with Massachusetts picking up the tab. High-voltage wires strung through Maine forestland and utility corridors, requiring approval as a “high impact transmission line” from the Legislature.
Sound familiar?
No, it’s not the New England Clean Energy Connect project. That’s the beleaguered plan involving Central Maine Power Co., and now mired in court battles, to bring electricity from Quebec through western Maine.
This venture’s called the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development…