Windpower

Selected Site Law developments, including larger wind power developments.

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:

• Site Location of Development (Site Law)
• Natural Resources Protection Act
• Stormwater Management.

Applicants should also be aware of the following materials that particularly address windpower projects, or may be useful to windpower applicants.

Application materials

• In the Site Law Application (available on the Site Law Page), page 10, provides an index of sections on submissions. Sections 26-30 describe supplemental requirements for wind energy developments only.
• The Application for Siting Certification for Small-scale Wind Energy Developments (revised 12/2008) is also available on the Site Law Page, under "Forms" in both pdf format and msword format.

Information sheet

• Appealing a Commissioner's Licensing Decision

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)