ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A state regulatory board will decide whether to approve plans for an eastern Maine wind project that would put 19 towers on two ridges in Hancock County.
The Land Use Regulation Commission scheduled a vote for Wednesday on the proposal by Blue Sky East LLC, an affiliate of First Wind. The Massachusetts-based First Wind has two other utility-grade projects operating in Maine.
The new proposal calls for towers on Bull Hill and Heifer Hill in Hancock County. The turbines would be built on 312-foot towers. With the blades fully extended, the total height would be 476 feet.
A new substation at the site would convert the power to 115 kilovolts and send it directly to Bangor Hydro Electric Co.’s transmission line.
The commission has already given its tentative approval.
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