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Why Wind?

Hear what people are saying about wind energy

The majority of America’s electricity is currently generated by burning fossil fuels: fuels that are costly, often foreign, and harmful to our health and to our environment. And our demand for electricity continues to increase every day.

It’s time we look toward local solutions. Clean, sustainable wind power helps meet our electricity needs—without burning fossil fuels, building power plants, or relying on foreign sources for our fuel. Harnessing the natural resource of wind, Mars Hill Wind is providing a local, renewable energy source to Maine, reducing the emissions that lead to global warming and other environmental problems and delivering a broad range of local economic benefits to the Mars Hill community. All while decreasing our dependence on foreign fuel and helping strengthen America’s energy diversity.