Monhegan residents voice concerns over proposed offshore wind project

From today's pressherald.com:

"Residents worry about noise and visual impacts, as well as effects on lobstering. 

 

By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com
Staff Writer 

Some residents of Monhegan aren’t ready to trade their cherished natural sanctuary for cheaper electricity.

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Residents and visitors to the island have submitted their concerns to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, which is considering the merits of a pilot wind-power project called Maine Aqua Ventus. The project could lead to a 50-turbine wind farm in the Gulf of Maine that could produce enough power for 6,000 homes and slash the cost of electricity on Monhegan, which is 16 miles off the mainland.

The proposed test site is about 2.9 miles off the southern shore of the 4.5-square-mile island, a haven for artists and bird-watchers where about 45 people, including eight lobstermen, live year-round."

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