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Mar
Projects
Redington/Black Nubble
AFA staff mapped the soils for Maine’s first proposed wind power project on Mount Redington in 1994. The project was expanded to nearby Black Nubble Mountain in Coplin Plantation in 2001. The final project proposal was to be for 18 turbines with 10.6 miles of proposed new roads. The project was ultimately denied in 2007 by Maine’s Land-Use Regulation Commission due to its proximity to the Appalachain Trail citing concerns over aesthetics.
Stetson Mountain Wind
Stetson Wind is the largest operational utility-scale wind farm in New England with a total of 55 turbines. The project delivers clean, renewable energy to more than 23,000 New England homes. We began mapping the soils for this project on Stetson Mountain in 2006. A second phase of 17 turbines were later added onto nearby Owl and Jimmy Mountains. The project began its first phase of operations in January of 2009 with the second phase coming online in April of 2010.
Longfellow Wind Farm
The Longfellow Wind project, located on Black Mountain in Rumford and North and South Twin Mountains in Roxbury, is proposed to have as many as 26 turbines upon completion. AFA staff began mapping the ridgetops for turbine placement in 2007. In the summer of 2010 we began mapping areas for the proposed transmission line associated with this wind farm. This project has been since put on hold by its developer.
Rollins Wind
Rollins Wind, located in the towns of Lincoln, Lee, Burlington and Winn, is a proposed 40 turbine wind project that is currently under construction. Once constructed, the project can potentially power as many as 22,600 homes. AFA staff began mapping the project in early 2007 and it was during this mapping exercise that our Certified Soil Scientists, in conjunction with Maine’s State Soil Scientist, began to develop and refine the new “Class L” standard of soils mapping for linear projects.
Record Hill Wind
Record Hill Wind is a 50.6 megawatt wind project consisting of 22 turbines arrayed along the ridgeline that connects Partridge Peak, Record Hill, and Flathead Mountain in Roxbury. The electrical output of the project is estimated to be approximately 122 million kilowatt hours per year, nearly equivalent to the electricity needs of every household in Oxford County. Frick Associates staff mapped the ridgetops and proposed access roadways in the fall of 2007. The project is currently under construction.
Evergreen Wind
The Evergreen Wind Power project, located in Oakfield, will consist of 46 turbines once construction is completed. Once the project comes online, it has the potential to power as many as 25,000 homes. AFA soil science teams began mapping the project site in the fall of 2008. Initial environmental permits were received in January of 2010, but project construction has yet to begin.
Number 9 Wind
In 2008, Frick Associates soil science teams began mapping the largest proposed wind farm so far in Maine. The Number 9 Wind Farm, located just west of Bridgewater in Aroostook County has a total of 139 proposed turbines. Mapping was completed in the spring of 2010. The project application is still in progress.
Highlands Wind
On February 23, 2011, Highland Wind LLC submitted a permit application for a proposed 117 megawatt wind energy development to be located in Highland Plantation and Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Somerset County. The project would consist of approximately 39 wind turbines. The project would be located on Stewart Mountain, Witham Mountain, Bald Mountain, Briggs Hill, and Burnt Hill. The Highland Wind project wil produce the equivalent electricity usage of 44,000 homes, according to the developer. This project was mapped by AFA soil science staff in the summer of 2009.
Saddleback Ridge Wind
Saddleback Ridge Wind is a proposed 13 turbine project located in Carthage. Due to aesthetic concerns, the project’s developer relocated or removed serval of the originally proposed turbines in the fall of 2010. AFA staff mapped the ridgetops for this project in the summer of 2009 and then mapped the proposed transmission line in the spring and fall of 2010.
Bowers Wind
Champlain Wind, LLC, (a subsidiary of First Wind Maine Holdings, LLC) has submitted a permit application (known as the "Bowers Wind Project") to construct a wind energy project of up to 69.1 MW in Carroll Plantation (Penobscot County) and Kossuth Township (Washington County). The Bowers Wind Project would include up to 27 turbines, associated access roads, up to four permanent 80-meter meteorological towers, a 34.5-kilovolt electrical collector system, an electrical collection substation, and an Operations and Maintenance building. The project would be constructed on three ridges in the project area: Bowers Mountain and an unnamed ridge to the south in Carroll Plantation, and Dill Hill in Kossuth Township. AFA soil science staff mapped these ridges and access road areas beginning in the spring of 2010. Champlain Wind's permit application was accepted for processing on March 14, 2011.
Bull Hill Wind
Bull Hill wind is a project proposed by Blue Sky East, L.L.C., an affiliate of First Wind of Boston, MA, for a 34.2 megawatt grid scale wind power project. Known also as the ‘Bull Hill Wind Project’, it is a 19 turbine wind power project proposed for Bull Hill and Heifer Hill ridges in T16 MD, Hancock County. Frick Associates staff mapped this project during the summer and fall of 2010. Blue Sky East’s permit application was submitted on January 31, 2011.
Bingham Wind
Bingham Wind is a project proposed by Blue Sky West, LLC, an affiliate of First Wind in Boston. Turbine numbers and miles of access road are not yet fixed for this project. Frick Associates soil science teams mapped portions of this project in the late fall and early winter of 2010. This project remains in the preliminary stages of development.
Canton Mountain Wind
Canton Mountain Wind is a project proposed by Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Massachusetts. This project is still in the preliminary stages of planning. At the time of our soils survey in the fall and early winter of 2010, 7 turbines were proposed.
AFA staff mapped the soils for Maine’s first proposed wind power project on Mount Redington in 1994. The project was expanded to nearby Black Nubble Mountain in Coplin Plantation in 2001. The final project proposal was to be for 18 turbines with 10.6 miles of proposed new roads. The project was ultimately denied in 2007 by Maine’s Land-Use Regulation Commission due to its proximity to the Appalachain Trail citing concerns over aesthetics.
Stetson Mountain Wind
Stetson Wind is the largest operational utility-scale wind farm in New England with a total of 55 turbines. The project delivers clean, renewable energy to more than 23,000 New England homes. We began mapping the soils for this project on Stetson Mountain in 2006. A second phase of 17 turbines were later added onto nearby Owl and Jimmy Mountains. The project began its first phase of operations in January of 2009 with the second phase coming online in April of 2010.
Longfellow Wind Farm
The Longfellow Wind project, located on Black Mountain in Rumford and North and South Twin Mountains in Roxbury, is proposed to have as many as 26 turbines upon completion. AFA staff began mapping the ridgetops for turbine placement in 2007. In the summer of 2010 we began mapping areas for the proposed transmission line associated with this wind farm. This project has been since put on hold by its developer.
Rollins Wind
Rollins Wind, located in the towns of Lincoln, Lee, Burlington and Winn, is a proposed 40 turbine wind project that is currently under construction. Once constructed, the project can potentially power as many as 22,600 homes. AFA staff began mapping the project in early 2007 and it was during this mapping exercise that our Certified Soil Scientists, in conjunction with Maine’s State Soil Scientist, began to develop and refine the new “Class L” standard of soils mapping for linear projects.
Record Hill Wind
Record Hill Wind is a 50.6 megawatt wind project consisting of 22 turbines arrayed along the ridgeline that connects Partridge Peak, Record Hill, and Flathead Mountain in Roxbury. The electrical output of the project is estimated to be approximately 122 million kilowatt hours per year, nearly equivalent to the electricity needs of every household in Oxford County. Frick Associates staff mapped the ridgetops and proposed access roadways in the fall of 2007. The project is currently under construction.
Evergreen Wind
The Evergreen Wind Power project, located in Oakfield, will consist of 46 turbines once construction is completed. Once the project comes online, it has the potential to power as many as 25,000 homes. AFA soil science teams began mapping the project site in the fall of 2008. Initial environmental permits were received in January of 2010, but project construction has yet to begin.
Number 9 Wind
In 2008, Frick Associates soil science teams began mapping the largest proposed wind farm so far in Maine. The Number 9 Wind Farm, located just west of Bridgewater in Aroostook County has a total of 139 proposed turbines. Mapping was completed in the spring of 2010. The project application is still in progress.
Highlands Wind
On February 23, 2011, Highland Wind LLC submitted a permit application for a proposed 117 megawatt wind energy development to be located in Highland Plantation and Pleasant Ridge Plantation, Somerset County. The project would consist of approximately 39 wind turbines. The project would be located on Stewart Mountain, Witham Mountain, Bald Mountain, Briggs Hill, and Burnt Hill. The Highland Wind project wil produce the equivalent electricity usage of 44,000 homes, according to the developer. This project was mapped by AFA soil science staff in the summer of 2009.
Saddleback Ridge Wind
Saddleback Ridge Wind is a proposed 13 turbine project located in Carthage. Due to aesthetic concerns, the project’s developer relocated or removed serval of the originally proposed turbines in the fall of 2010. AFA staff mapped the ridgetops for this project in the summer of 2009 and then mapped the proposed transmission line in the spring and fall of 2010.
Bowers Wind
Champlain Wind, LLC, (a subsidiary of First Wind Maine Holdings, LLC) has submitted a permit application (known as the "Bowers Wind Project") to construct a wind energy project of up to 69.1 MW in Carroll Plantation (Penobscot County) and Kossuth Township (Washington County). The Bowers Wind Project would include up to 27 turbines, associated access roads, up to four permanent 80-meter meteorological towers, a 34.5-kilovolt electrical collector system, an electrical collection substation, and an Operations and Maintenance building. The project would be constructed on three ridges in the project area: Bowers Mountain and an unnamed ridge to the south in Carroll Plantation, and Dill Hill in Kossuth Township. AFA soil science staff mapped these ridges and access road areas beginning in the spring of 2010. Champlain Wind's permit application was accepted for processing on March 14, 2011.
Bull Hill Wind
Bull Hill wind is a project proposed by Blue Sky East, L.L.C., an affiliate of First Wind of Boston, MA, for a 34.2 megawatt grid scale wind power project. Known also as the ‘Bull Hill Wind Project’, it is a 19 turbine wind power project proposed for Bull Hill and Heifer Hill ridges in T16 MD, Hancock County. Frick Associates staff mapped this project during the summer and fall of 2010. Blue Sky East’s permit application was submitted on January 31, 2011.
Bingham Wind
Bingham Wind is a project proposed by Blue Sky West, LLC, an affiliate of First Wind in Boston. Turbine numbers and miles of access road are not yet fixed for this project. Frick Associates soil science teams mapped portions of this project in the late fall and early winter of 2010. This project remains in the preliminary stages of development.
Canton Mountain Wind
Canton Mountain Wind is a project proposed by Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Massachusetts. This project is still in the preliminary stages of planning. At the time of our soils survey in the fall and early winter of 2010, 7 turbines were proposed.