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First Wind completes Rollins Wind project in Maine(12/08/2011)
First Wind's 60MW Rollins Wind project in Penobscot County, Maine, will produce enough renewable energy to power nearly 23,000 Maine homes per year. The power is being delivered to Maine homes and businesses at cost-competitive rates as part of a long-term electricity supply contracts with Bangor Hydro and Central Maine Power the state’s Public Utilities Commission. The construction and development of Rollins Wind was a significant source of r... [more]
Kaheawa Wind Power I powers 11,000 homes on Maui a year(30/06/2011)
First Wind and its partner Makani Nui Associates have celebrated the five-year anniversary of successful commercial operations of their 30 MW Maui-based Kaheawa Wind Power I (KWP I) project. KWP I powers approximately 11,000 homes on Maui a year – about 9 percent of the island’s energy. As Maui’s first utility-scale wind project, KWP I has generated nearly 563 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean electricity since it went online on June 22, ... [more]
First Wind signs PPA with New Brunswick Power for First Wind's Mars Hill wind farm site(27/05/2011)
First Wind currently owns and operates three wind projects in Maine – the Mars Hill project and the 57 MW Stetson Wind I and 26 MW Stetson Wind II projects near Danforth. In addition, construction is nearly complete on the 60 MW Rollins Wind project in Lincoln. Commissioning for that project is expected in the next two months. First Wind has announced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with New Brunswick Power to sell all of the energy from Fir... [more]
Rollins Wind project will produce enough renewable energy to power 23,000 Maine homes every year(27/04/2011)
Construction of the 60 MW Rollins Wind project in Penobscot County, Maine, is nearing completion with 34 of the 40 GE 1.5 MW turbines installed at the project site situated in the towns of Lincoln, Burlington, Lee, Winn and Mattawamkeag. As part of the construction and development activities for Rollins Wind, more than $29 million has been spent directly with 97 Maine-based businesses. As construction nears completion, there are still about 17... [more]
First Wind starts construction of the 102 MW expansion of Milford Wind project(24/11/2010)
First Wind has started construction of the 102 MW expansion of the company’s Utah-based Milford Wind project. The Milford Wind Phase II Project will have the capacity to generate up to 102 MW of clean energy upon its completion, enough to power about 22,000 homes. Located in Millard and Beaver County, Utah, the construction associated with the installation of 68 additional 1.5 MW GE turbines for the second phase of the project began in July, with... [more]
First Wind startsconstruction of 30 MW Kahuku Wind project in Hawaii(10/08/2010)
First Wind has celebrated the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, the only utility-scale wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest in Hawaii. As part of the ceremony, state, local and community leaders joined First Wind at the project site on Oahu’s North Shore to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of the project, which upon completion will have the capacity to generate enough clean, renewable energy t... [more]
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approves power purchase agreement between Kahuku Wind Power and Hawaiian Electric Company(18/05/2010)
Oahu has the largest population among the Hawaiian Islands and thus the greatest demand for electricity. But the island has comparatively fewer potential sources of renewable energy than other islands in the state. When completed, Kahuku Wind Power will be the only wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest wind energy projects in the state. It will have the capacity to generate an estimated 80,000 megawatt hours each year – enough en... [more]
First Wind secures financing to build and operate wind farms(26/08/2009)
First Wind has closed two financing transactions for a total of $191 million. The first is an eight-and-a-half-year $115 million term loan facility from Alberta Investment Management Corporation (“AIMCo”). The second is a $76 million one-year loan with HSH Nordbank for First Wind’s Stetson project. Proceeds from the financing transactions will be used to further First Wind’s development activity and for general corporate purposes. “These inves... [more]
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