The $60 million Stetson Wind project went online yesterday in northern Washington County. It is now New England’s largest wind farm and makes Maine the region’s leading wind power state. At maximum output, the 38 turbines can produce more than 167 million kilowatt hours annually of electricity – enough to power about 23,500 homes per year, according to the company’s website.
First Wind also operates the 28-megawatt Mars Hill wind farm. At an event yesterday, Gov. John Baldacci said the two wind farms are the cornerstone of the state’s development of a powerful alternative energy industry.
