Saddleback Wind Project Approved: New Blades Will Reduce Sound

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued its approval to Patriot Renewables to construct the Saddleback Ridge Wind project in and around Carthage, Maine.  The project’s twelve 2.75-103 General Electric turbines will generate a total nameplate capacity of 29.4 megawatts.  The GE 2.75-103 turbines are manufactured with a new modified blade design engineered to reduce the turbine’s noise output.  More information on the turbine design is here.  The project’s DEP permit was signed and issued on October 6.  Verrill Dana attorneys assisted Patriot Renewables with the permitting for the Saddleback Ridge Wind project.