Maine Again Looks North for Onshore Wind, but Full Grid Integration Will Have to Wait

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Maine Again Looks North for Onshore Wind, but Full Grid Integration Will Have to Wait - Inside Climate News

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New wind projects could be coming to Northern Maine–just not new power. The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has released a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 1,200 MW of new onshore wind or other renewable generation—enough to power nearly 450,000 homes—plus a new transmission line to carry that power to southern Maine […]

President Trump’s antipathy for wind power is only one obstacle the proposal must overcome. Another involves who will benefit from the project in far northern Maine, where the power will be generated but not used.

By Nathaniel Eisen

New wind projects could be coming to Northern Maine–just not new power.

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