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February 9, 2012

Keep Priming the Wind Energy Pump

Herb Sargent , Bangor Daily News


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Maine is becoming a proving ground for demonstrating that you can create new, lasting private sector jobs faster when working in a meaningful partnership between federal and local governments.

One of our newest success stories has been in wind production and manufacturing. Since 2003, the planning and development of three major wind energy projects in Maine created an average of 240 jobs per year and resulted in nearly $223 million in local spending.

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TAGGED: renewable energy, clean energy, government subsidies, Maine, wind energy

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