Proposed Wind Turbines off the shore of Isle au Haut

View the September 3 Advocacy Alert!

Maine has outstanding offshore wind energy resources. In June 2009, the state legislature mandated that the Department of Conservation and the State Planning Office work together to develop between one and five deep-water locations (> 60 meters in depth) within state waters (up to 3 miles offshore) where wind energy technologies could be tested. Seven potential locations are being vetted for public reaction, one of which is offshore from Acadia National Park on the southern tip of Isle au Haut. Siting wind turbines at this location would significantly alter the visitor experience, changing the outstanding remote feeling to this section of Acadia National Park. Public meetings have been planned at the following locations and times:

• Wednesday, Sept. 9th, 6:30 p.m., Ellsworth Holiday Inn
• Tuesday, Sept. 15th, 6:30 p.m., Wiscasset Community Center
• Wednesday, Sept. 16th, 6:30 p.m., Univ. of Maine at Machias, Performing Arts Center
• Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 6:30 p.m., Wells High School Auditorium
• Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 6:30 p.m., Samoset Resort in Rockland

We encourage you to attend one of these meetings to express your concerns about a test location for deepwater wind energy turbines off the shores of Acadia National Park.

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