Groups Say Billions Needed To Jumpstart Stalled Wind Energy Development In Maine
Stacey Fitts manages the Bingham Wind Plantation and other assets held by Novatus. Photo by Fred Bever for Maine Public
After a decade of rapid growth, wind energy in Maine has hit the doldrums. No big new wind projects are likely to go live anytime soon, and it could cost billions to unlock enough of the state’s wind resource — the best in the region — to serve southern New England’s thirst for renewable energy.
Almost every year since 2007, a new wind energy plantation has gone into service in Maine. Last December, New England’s biggest-yet joined the mix, spinning 56 turbines from the hills of Maine’s Bingham region, about 30 miles east of the Sugarloaf ski resort as the crow flies.