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10/01/2009 Press Release: First Wind and Forest Society of Maine Establish Fund to Enhance Outdoor Recreation in Northern Washington County
A $100,000 contribution by First Wind will allow the Forest Society of Maine to provide grants to local groups and communities to maintain and enhance recreational access in the Baskahegan Stream watershed
08/20/2009 US Senator Sanders Press Release and Statement: Pushes for Green Jobs in Vermont and Mentions Sheffield Wind
“Examination of Green Jobs Development Policies in Vermont”; Green Jobs Subcommittee Hearing in Montpelier, Vermont
08/20/2009 Sheffield Wind Mentioned During Vermont Business Magazine Interview with Washington Electric Cooperative GM
Q&A: Avram Patt General Manager of Washington Electric Cooperative
08/19/2009 Boston Phoenix Coverage of Stetson Wind Project in Danforth, Maine
A Mighty Wind; New England plays catch-up in the green-energy race
08/06/2009 Press Release: Vermont Public Service Board Approves Power Contracts for the Sheffield Wind Project
PSB finds that proposed project secured long-term, stable power contracts with Vermont utilities
07/21/2009 Press Release: First Wind Closes Two Financings Totaling $191 Million
Completes $115 million financing with Alberta Investment Management Corporation, $76 million financing with HSH Nordbank for Stetson project
05/14/2009 Sheffield Wind Spring 2009 Newsletter [pdf/doc]
04/22/2009 Brattleboro Reformer Editorial: Wind renaissance
02/24/2009 Burlington Electric Department Press Release: BED, First Wind Reach Power Agreement on Sheffield Wind Project
Sale of Renewable Energy Certificates Part of the Deal
02/06/2009 First Wind Statement on Vermont Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of the Sheffield Wind Project
02/03/2009 Caledonian Record Article: Vt. PSB Rejects Wind Challenge
01/23/2009 New England Cable News (NECN) Coverage of Stetson Wind Commissioning in Maine
Winds of change begin blowing in Maine
01/22/2009 Press Release: Commercial Operations Begin at Stetson Wind in Maine
Governor Baldacci, state and local leaders join First Wind at ceremony in Danforth, Maine to commemorate the 57 MW wind project
05/01/2008 CEO Letter on Name Change to First Wind
05/01/2008 Press Release: UPC Wind Announces Name Change to First Wind
Same company, same ownership, same team, but with a new name that more accurately captures the company’s approach to developing, owning, and operating wind farms in key North American markets
08/08/2007 Press Release: UPC Wind’s Sheffield Wind Project Approved by the Vermont Public Service Board
Significant milestone reached; tax legislation still needed to ensure clean and renewable wind generation in Vermont
12/13/2006 Vermont Public Radio Story: State Will Not Oppose Wind Project
09/25/2006 Press Release: UPC Vermont Wind Reduces Proposed Wind Project
Eliminates Hardscrabble Turbines, Total Turbines Reduced From 26 to 16;
02/22/2006 Press Release: UPC Vermont Wind Applies For Certificate Of Public Good
Public Service Board To Consider 52-MW Project in Sheffield and Sutton
12/08/2005 Press Release: Vermont Town Votes In Favor of 52-Megawatt Wind Farm
Sheffield Residents Turn Out To Support UPC Vermont Wind Project
10/07/2005 Press Release: UPC Vermont Wind Files Notice to Seek Windfarm Approval
UPC Voluntarily Complies with Notice Recommendations of the Governor’s Commission on Wind