Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Information Series

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Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Information
Series

• Windpower Development in
• LURC Jurisdiction
• Past and Present

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Comprehensive Land Use Plan

• Environmentally sound and socially beneficial
  utilization of indigenous energy resources
• Allow new or emerging technologies if would not
  have undue adverse impact
• Must site where wind resource is, but balance
  utilization with conflicting public values
• Key concerns visual,soil, wildlife impacts,
  technical feasibility
• Use D-PD Subdistrict for windpower projects
• Encourages a state-wide siting study

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Regulatory Perspective

• Planned Development Subdistrict (D-PD)
• Phase One Rezoning and Preliminary Development
  Plan
• Phase Two Final Development Plan
• Allows for development where the resource is
  without establishing adjacency for other
  development
• Mechanism to provide the same level of protection
  as existing Subdistrict

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Current Potential Windpower Projects

• Redington Mountain Windpower, Ltd.
• Redington Twp., Franklin County
• TransCanada Energy, LLC
• Kibby Twp. and Skinner Twp., Franklin County
• Linekin Bay Energy, LLC
• Aroostook County
• Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point
• T19 MD, Washington County
• Prentiss Twp., Somerset County

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Policy Activities

• Permitting Process Flow chart prepared by LURC,
  DEP, and PUC
• Draft guidance on siting of windpower facilities
• PUC Report on the Viability of Windpower
  Development in Maine, 2005
• Audubon Wildlife and Windpower Guidance project

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