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At 3:29pm on August 6, 2008, Bruce Eric Montgomery said…: MAINE GOVERNOR BALDACCI AND FIRST WIND COMMEMORATE ONE YEAR OF OPERATIONS AT MARS HILL WIND

State and community leaders attend anniversary event for New England’s first utility-scale wind project, which generated over 133 million kilowatt hours in its first year

Boston, MA—March 25, 2008—First Wind, an independent North American wind power company, today commemorated the first year of full commercial operations for Mars Hill Wind at a one-year anniversary event. In its first year of operation, the site has generated enough power for more than 19,000 New England homes.

At the an event hosted by First Wind and the Maine Department of Conservation (DOC) at the Big Rock Ski Area in Mars Hill, Maine Governor John E. Baldacci spoke about the project and provided insight into the future development of wind power and other renewable energy in Maine.

“The State of Maine is in a position to benefit from clean wind power projects such as Mars Hill Wind, which is why I created the Wind Power Development Task Force last year,” said Governor John E. Baldacci. “In addition to serving as a source for renewable energy, these projects help reduce Maine’s dependence on imported fossil fuels, provide economic development, and promote security.”

The event featured a number of state and community leaders, including Gov. Baldacci, DOC Commissioner Patrick McGowan, Mars Hill Town Manager Ray Mersereau, and Brent Boyles, president of Maine and Maritimes Corporation.

Since beginning commercial operations on March 27, 2007, Mars Hill Wind has generated more than 133,500,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean electricity and a corresponding number of Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).

RECs are credits that individuals, institutions or businesses can buy to compensate for the amount of nonrenewable, greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels – such as coal, oil and natural gas – used in their vehicles, homes, offices or other facilities.

“As home to New England’s first utility-scale wind project, the State of Maine has taken a leadership role in fostering the development of new sources of clean, wind energy,” said Paul Gaynor, President and CEO of First Wind. “Due to the success of this project and thanks to the support of the Governor along with other state and community leaders, First Wind is pleased to continue to help grow the state’s renewable energy portfolio, which will soon include our 57 megawatt Stetson Wind project in Washington County.”

First Wind expects to begin operations of Stetson Wind by the end of 2008. It is currently under construction about 65 miles south of Mars Hill, near Danforth, Maine.

First Wind is based in Newton, Massachusetts. First Wind is an American-owned company, with a proven track record of developing, owning, and operating well-sited, community-friendly wind farms that increase energy independence. For more information on First Wind, please visit www.firstwind.com.

At 6:25pm on July 18, 2008, Susan B said…: Welcom Carolyn, Please see the information below. Did you know?

#1 United States: 20,730,000 bbl/day
#2 China: 6,534,000 bbl/day
#3 Japan: 5,578,000 bbl/day
#4 Germany: 2,650,000 bbl/day
#5 Russia: 2,500,000 bbl/day
#6 India: 2,450,000 bbl/day
#7 Canada: 2,294,000 bbl/day
#8 Korea, South: 2,149,000 bbl/day
#9 Brazil: 2,100,000 bbl/day
#10 France: 1,970,000 bbl/day
#11 Mexico: 1,970,000 bbl/day
#12 Italy: 1,881,000 bbl/day
#13 Saudi Arabia: 1,845,000 bbl/day
#14 United Kingdom: 1,827,000 bbl/day
#15 Spain: 1,573,000 bbl/day
#16 Iran: 1,510,000 bbl/day
#17 Indonesia: 1,168,000 bbl/day
#18 Taiwan: 965,000 bbl/day
#19 Netherlands: 946,700 bbl/day
#20 Thailand: 900,000 bbl/day
#21 Australia: 877,300 bbl/day
#22 Singapore: 800,000 bbl/day
#23 Turkey: 715,100 bbl/day
#24 Belgium: 641,000 bbl/day
#25 Egypt: 590,000 bbl/day
#26 Venezuela: 560,000 bbl/day
#27 Malaysia: 515,000 bbl/day
#28 South Africa: 502,000 bbl/day
#29 Argentina: 470,000 bbl/day
#30 Poland: 445,700 bbl/day
#31 Greece: 435,700 bbl/day
#32 United Arab Emirates: 400,000 bbl/day
#33 Iraq: 377,000 bbl/day
#34 Sweden: 362,400 bbl/day
#35 Philippines: 342,000 bbl/day
#36 Kuwait: 335,000 bbl/day
#37 Portugal: 332,000 bbl/day
#38 Pakistan: 324,000 bbl/day
#39 Nigeria: 290,000 bbl/day
#40 Hong Kong: 285,000 bbl/day
#41 Ukraine: 284,600 bbl/day
#42 Austria: 282,000 bbl/day
#43 Colombia: 269,000 bbl/day
#44 Switzerland: 268,100 bbl/day
#45 Israel: 249,500 bbl/day
#46 Norway: 244,300 bbl/day
#47 Chile: 238,000 bbl/day
#48 Libya: 237,000 bbl/day
#49 Puerto Rico: 234,000 bbl/day
#50 Algeria: 233,000 bbl/day
#51 Vietnam: 230,000 bbl/day
#52 Syria: 230,000 bbl/day
#53 Kazakhstan: 222,000 bbl/day
#54 Finland: 220,400 bbl/day
#55 Romania: 212,000 bbl/day
#56 Cuba: 204,000 bbl/day
#57 Czech Republic: 203,100 bbl/day
#58 Ireland: 182,400 bbl/day
#59 Denmark: 171,000 bbl/day
#60 Morocco: 170,000 bbl/day
#61 Belarus: 165,000 bbl/day
#62 Peru: 156,000 bbl/day
#63 New Zealand: 150,600 bbl/day
#64 Ecuador: 148,000 bbl/day
#65 Uzbekistan: 148,000 bbl/day
#66 Hungary: 132,000 bbl/day
#67 Bulgaria: 131,400 bbl/day
#68 Dominican Republic: 127,000 bbl/day
#69 Azerbaijan: 120,000 bbl/day
#70 Virgin Islands: 115,000 bbl/day
#71 Lebanon: 107,000 bbl/day
#72 Jordan: 107,000 bbl/day
#73 Turkmenistan: 95,000 bbl/day
#74 Croatia: 93,000 bbl/day
#75 Tunisia: 89,000 bbl/day
#76 Bangladesh: 85,000 bbl/day
#77 Yemen: 85,000 bbl/day
#78 Serbia and Montenegro: 85,000 bbl/day
#79 Sri Lanka: 82,000 bbl/day
#80 Qatar: 80,000 bbl/day
#81 Panama: 79,000 bbl/day
#82 Slovakia: 74,000 bbl/day
#83 Guatemala: 73,510 bbl/day
#84 Jamaica: 72,080 bbl/day
#85 Netherlands Antilles: 70,000 bbl/day
#86 Sudan: 66,000 bbl/day
#87 Luxembourg: 62,420 bbl/day
#88 Estonia: 60,000 bbl/day
#89 Oman: 60,000 bbl/day
#90 Lithuania: 56,000 bbl/day
#91 Kenya: 55,000 bbl/day
#92 Slovenia: 53,000 bbl/day
#93 Angola: 48,000 bbl/day
#94 Bolivia: 47,000 bbl/day
#95 Latvia: 47,000 bbl/day
#96 Ghana: 44,000 bbl/day
#97 Costa Rica: 44,000 bbl/day
#98 El Salvador: 43,000 bbl/day
#99 Armenia: 41,000 bbl/day
#100 Uruguay: 38,100 bbl/day
#101 Honduras: 37,000 bbl/day
#102 Trinidad and Tobago: 34,000 bbl/day
#103 Senegal: 31,000 bbl/day
#104 Ethiopia: 29,000 bbl/day
#105 Tajikistan: 28,000 bbl/day
#106 Paraguay: 27,000 bbl/day
#107 Bahamas, The: 27,000 bbl/day
#108 Bahrain: 27,000 bbl/day
#109 Albania: 25,200 bbl/day
#110 Nicaragua: 25,200 bbl/day
#111 Korea, North: 25,000 bbl/day
#112 Mauritania: 24,200 bbl/day
#113 Cameroon: 24,000 bbl/day
#114 Gibraltar: 24,000 bbl/day
#115 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 23,000 bbl/day
#116 Côte d'Ivoire: 23,000 bbl/day
#117 Tanzania: 23,000 bbl/day
#118 Macedonia, Republic of: 23,000 bbl/day
#119 Zimbabwe: 22,500 bbl/day
#120 Mauritius: 21,500 bbl/day
#121 Iceland: 20,560 bbl/day
#122 Burma: 20,460 bbl/day
#123 Malta: 19,000 bbl/day
#124 Namibia: 18,000 bbl/day
#125 Papua New Guinea: 18,000 bbl/day
#126 Guam: 16,000 bbl/day
#127 Brunei: 14,900 bbl/day
#128 Madagascar: 14,500 bbl/day
#129 Togo: 14,000 bbl/day
#130 Moldova: 14,000 bbl/day
#131 Benin: 14,000 bbl/day
#132 Gabon: 13,000 bbl/day
#133 Georgia: 13,000 bbl/day
#134 Zambia: 13,000 bbl/day
#135 Macau: 12,360 bbl/day
#136 Djibouti: 11,900 bbl/day
#137 Haiti: 11,600 bbl/day
#138 Nepal: 11,550 bbl/day
#139 Botswana: 11,500 bbl/day
#140 Mozambique: 11,500 bbl/day
#141 Mongolia: 11,220 bbl/day
#142 Guyana: 11,200 bbl/day
#143 Suriname: 11,200 bbl/day
#144 Barbados: 11,000 bbl/day
#145 Uganda: 10,890 bbl/day
#146 Kyrgyzstan: 10,000 bbl/day
#147 Fiji: 10,000 bbl/day
#148 New Caledonia: 10,000 bbl/day
#149 Guinea: 9,650 bbl/day
#150 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 8,200 bbl/day
#151 Burkina Faso: 8,200 bbl/day
#152 Maldives: 7,200 bbl/day
#153 Aruba: 7,000 bbl/day
#154 Sierra Leone: 6,600 bbl/day
#155 French Polynesia: 6,000 bbl/day
#156 Congo, Republic of the: 6,000 bbl/day
#157 Seychelles: 5,600 bbl/day
#158 Malawi: 5,500 bbl/day
#159 Niger: 5,500 bbl/day
#160 Rwanda: 5,400 bbl/day
#161 Eritrea: 5,300 bbl/day
#162 Somalia: 5,000 bbl/day
#163 Bermuda: 4,658 bbl/day
#164 Faroe Islands: 4,550 bbl/day
#165 Afghanistan: 4,500 bbl/day
#166 Mali: 4,300 bbl/day
#167 American Samoa: 3,900 bbl/day
#168 Greenland: 3,860 bbl/day
#169 Antigua and Barbuda: 3,800 bbl/day
#170 Cambodia: 3,750 bbl/day
#171 Liberia: 3,500 bbl/day
#172 Swaziland: 3,500 bbl/day
#173 Burundi: 3,100 bbl/day
#174 Belize: 3,000 bbl/day
#175 Laos: 3,000 bbl/day
#176 Saint Lucia: 2,800 bbl/day
#177 Cayman Islands: 2,600 bbl/day
#178 Guinea-Bissau: 2,500 bbl/day
#179 Central African Republic: 2,420 bbl/day
#180 Gambia, The: 2,000 bbl/day
#181 Western Sahara: 1,800 bbl/day
#182 Grenada: 1,800 bbl/day
#183 Chad: 1,460 bbl/day
#184 Lesotho: 1,400 bbl/day
#185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,400 bbl/day
#186 Solomon Islands: 1,280 bbl/day
#187 Equatorial Guinea: 1,220 bbl/day
#188 Bhutan: 1,160 bbl/day
#189 Cape Verde: 1,150 bbl/day
#190 Nauru: 1,000 bbl/day
#191 Samoa: 1,000 bbl/day
#192 Dominica: 900 bbl/day
#193 Tonga: 900 bbl/day
#194 Saint Kitts and Nevis: 800 bbl/day
#195 Comoros: 720 bbl/day
#196 São Tomé and Príncipe: 660 bbl/day
#197 Vanuatu: 620 bbl/day
#198 Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 500 bbl/day
#199 British Virgin Islands: 480 bbl/day
#200 Cook Islands: 420 bbl/day
#201 Montserrat: 380 bbl/day
#202 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): 230 bbl/day
#203 Kiribati: 200 bbl/day
#204 Saint Helena: 100 bbl/day
#205 Turks and Caicos Islands: 80 bbl/day Delete Comment

At 5:17pm on July 8, 2008, carolyn kelley said…: I admire what he is trying to do. .I have been reading Thomas Freedman articles on this issue for awhile.,if only he would take the role of Patton!!:}