SunEdison withdraws one wind project, for now
Renewable energy developer SunEdison said it has withdrawn its plan for a 23-turbine wind farm in Hancock County in order to address environmental issues raised by the state.
The Bangor Daily News reported that SunEdison expects to refile the project’s application some time in the future, with spokesman John Lamontagne saying "we remain confident that this is an excellent clean energy project."
The newspaper noted that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife earlier this year said it opposed the project over concerns that it would be deadly to migrating birds and bats.
Separately, SunEdison is considering whether to build a 26-turbine wind farm in the Misery Ridge area of Somerset, according to the Kennebec Journal. The renewable energy developer has installed two meteorological towers there to test wind conditions but said "it’s very early in the process."
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