Windpower

Windpower and other selected Site Law development projects.
A windpower project may be regulated under a number of different laws, depending upon size and location. DEP reviews windpower projects in both organized and unorganized areas of the state.
General licensing materials for a project statewide may be found here:
Applicants should also be aware of the following materials that particularly address windpower projects, or may be useful to windpower applicants.
Application materials
Available on the Site Law Page
- Page 10 of the Site Law Application provides an index of sections on submissions. Sections 26-30 describe supplemental requirements for wind energy developments only.
- Application for Siting Certification for Small-scale Wind Energy Developments (revised 12/2008).
Studies
- Maine River Study (PDF, 9.5 MB)
- Maine's Finest Lakes: File 1, (PDF, 3.5 MB) File 2,(PDF, 3.9 MB) File 3 (PDF, 1.9 MB)