PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 31, 2023
Plans that would send a surge of wind-generated electricity from Aroostook County to the rest of New England got a boost Tuesday, after the Public Utilities Commission concluded that buying power from a proposed wind farm via a new transmission line would benefit Maine electric customers. Ultimately, the step could open the door to other clean-energy generation in northern Maine. The PUC estimated the projects would cost Maine ratepayers $1 billion for a 60% share of the project output, which would add an extra $1 a month to a typical residential electric bill for the first 10 years of the contract.