Patriot Renewables

CANTON MOUNTAIN WIND

• Canton, Maine
• Patriot Renewables
• 22.8 MW ~ 61 MM KWH Annually ~ 20 Years
• Start Date December 2017
• Public Power Purchasers
• Braintree ~ Concord ~ Danvers ~ Groveland ~ Hingham ~ Littleton ~ Merrimac Middleton ~ North Attleborough ~ New Hampshire Electric Coop Norwood ~ Pascoag, RI ~ Wellesley

QUICK FACTS

• Project includes eight 2.85-103 GE turbines rated at 2.85 MW each. They have 279-foot towers and 338-foot and 328-foot rotor diameters.
• Total project nameplate capacity of 22.8 MW.
• Two meteorological towers collected data at Canton, one for over 3.5 years and the other for approximately a year.

INTERCONNECTION

• The project will connect to a new substation near Ludden Lane in Canton that was built for the Saddleback Ridge Wind project in 2014.
• No interconnection upgrades are required.
• An interconnection agreement has been signed with ISO New England and Central Maine Power Company. 

PERMITTING & CONSTRUCTION

• Permits for the Site Location of Development and the Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA) were issued from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in June 2014.
• Expected commercial operation in 2017. 

COMMUNITY BENEFITS

• An annual payment of $4,000 per turbine per year to a community benefit fund
• Increased tax revenue on a project valued at roughly $50 million, which can be used to lower taxes and/or to fund public projects.