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LURC to take up final wind farm plan
By Donna M. Perry
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Staff Writer
Monday, July 7, 2008
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission will take up TransCanada's proposed final development plan for a 44-turbine, 132-megawatt commercial wind power project in northern Franklin County when it meets Wednesday in Orono.
Commissioners approved a preliminary development plan and rezoning petition more than 2,000 acres for the proposed wind farm on Kibby Mountain and Kibby Range in Kibby and Skinner townships in March. In addition there are proposed power transmission lines, support structures and new roads.
The estimated cost of the development is $270 million, of which the turbines would constitute $166 million, the transmission line $20 million, and the remainder would be for the collector line system and substation, $15 million, turbine foundation sand turbine installation, $18 million, roads, $28 million, and other indirect costs, $23 million.
LURC staff is recommending the commission approve the final development plan with conditions detailed in the permit.
LURC will take up the plan at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Best Western Black Beer Inn at 4 Godrey Drive in Orono. |
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Posted By:Kate at July 7, 2008 5:27 AM (Suggest Removal)
Moe, Larry and Curley, thanks for the tax break ha,ha,ha..
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Posted By:Terry at July 7, 2008 3:05 PM (Suggest Removal)
All right That means we'll have 44 rusted hunks of junk atop those beautiful mountains in a few years.
In the meantime they will be making about 25% on their rated output And have very little to no effect lowering carbon emissions or our use of oil and gas.
Way to go... yippy
Trans Canada will be laughing all the way to the bank.
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Posted By:Candice at July 8, 2008 10:51 AM (Suggest Removal)
We have to start somewhere and it would have been better to have gone with the full project. This should have been done years ago.
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