FARMINGTON – The Western Maine Legislative Caucus will hold a forum Friday morning to consider energy transmission issues and wind-generated power.

The free forum titled “Racing for the Wind: What does It Mean for Western Maine?” will be held from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Olsen Student Center on South Street at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Multiple wind energy projects are either built, in the planning stages or in the process of being built in Maine.

Two have gone online in Aroostook and Washington counties.

The largest commercial wind farm in the state is being built on Kibby Mountain and Kibby Range in northern Franklin County. The TransCanada Corp.’s project consists of installing 44 wind turbines on the mountains about 15 miles from Canada.

TransCanada Corp. representatives entered into a tax-increment financing agreement with Franklin County commissioners that is said to bring benefits to the unorganized territory of the county and to the company.

Another proposal in the works is one to be sited in Redington Township, if Carrabassett Valley is allowed by the Legislature to vote to annex a portion of the township. Endless Energy Corp. wants to build a wind farm there. That proposal is in the initial stages.

Among the featured forum speakers will be representatives from Central Maine Power Co., Sen. Peter Mills, author of “Megawatts from Mountaintops: What does it mean for Maine,” and Franklin County Commissioner Fred Hardy. Hardy will speak on the tax-increment financing agreement with TransCanada, Alliance representative Tricia Cook said.

Background information on the caucus is located on the alliance Web site, www.westernmountainsalliance.org.