- With comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation, we could create as many as 12,000 jobs in Maine and save households up to $1,317 per year.
- According to the Department of Energy, Maine generates a larger share of its electricity from non-hydroelectric renewable resources than any other state.
- As of December 2009, Maine had about 175 megawatts of installed wind capacity in the state, enough to power more than 240,000 Maine homes. Developing Maine’s full wind potential could generate enough electricity to power approximately 8.8 million homes, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
- The proposed 51-megawatt Oakfield Wind project in Aroostook County by Evergreen Wind Power II has been approved by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and will comprise 34 turbines with the capacity to produce sufficient clean and renewable energy to power more than 20,000 households.
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