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First Wind eyes site in Piscataquis County

By The Associated Press
Published on Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:03 pm | Last updated on Wednesday, Sep 8, 2010 at 3:03 pm 1 Comment

DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (AP) — A company with operating wind farms in Maine says it's looking at a new wind-power site in Piscataquis County.

First Wind told the county commissioners Tuesday that it's considering building 33 to 35 turbines in Kingsbury Plantation and Blanchard Township. The Morning Sentinel of Waterville quotes First Wind's Alec Jarvis as saying the turbines would be built along a ridge from Bingham to Blanchard.

Jarvis says the company is in early stages of collecting wind speeds and other weather data, a process that could take a year. That would be followed by state regulatory reviews.

First Wind, based in Massachusetts, has operating wind farms in Aroostook and Washington counties.

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Information from: Morning Sentinel, http://www.onlinesentinel.com/

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This should be interesting

By dlaurels, unverified — Thu, 09/09/2010 - 10:08

I think First Wind will get its first real opposition from the local people. And, I certainly hope that the Piscataquis County Commissioners (for the unorganized township of Blanchard) and the towns' leaders will not give this company Tax Incremental Financing agreements. These companies get millions of dollars in tax breaks from the federal government. They do not need tax breaks. Plus, commissioners, you should know that if no tax break is given, the value of the windmills will add to the valuation for the unorganized territory so the towns will see a lowering of their county property taxes.

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