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For its third full year, the successful community outreach program helped to fund 52 projects at 36 schools with a positive impact on nearly 4,400 students First Wind, a leading U.S.-based renewable energy company, for the third straight year has partnered with teachers in local classrooms in communities that host First Wind projects to make…

Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management recently made a majority investment in two of First Wind’s projects.  The investments include the Palouse Wind project in Washington and the Route 66 Wind project in Texas, which is currently under construction.  First Wind will operate and manage both projects as the company continues to expand…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, recently commemorated the fifth anniversary of successful commercial operations of its Milford Wind I project, which spans Beaver and Millard Counties, Utah.  Stretching through the desert in southern Utah just outside the town of Milford, in Beaver County, Milford Wind I consists of 97 operating wind turbines…

The 2015 First Wind Scholars program will offer 16 one-time scholarships of $3,000 and one renewable $5,000 scholarship to high school seniors residing in host communities. First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced today that applications are now open and available online for its annual 2015 scholarship program.  First Wind Scholars, now in…

  First Wind has implemented PowerUp services at its Milford I and Milford II farms in Utah, and plans to expand its use further into U.S. GE wind turbine fleet In one year, more than 1,400 wind turbines contracted under the PowerUp platform With PowerUp services installed at Milford, First Wind could realize up to…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, was joined at a ground-breaking ceremony by community and industry leaders to commemorate construction of the company’s 148 MW Oakfield Wind project in Aroostook County, Maine. Situated about 2.5 miles from the center of the town of Oakfield, the Oakfield Wind project will be constructed on the…

First Wind, a U.S.-based renewable energy company, recently commended efforts by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. First Wind’s CEO Paul Gaynor issued the following statement: We applaud the EPA for giving individual states several good options for making crucial pollution reductions. We know from firsthand experience that…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, recently announced the release of the company’s annual Community Report. The report highlights the company’s proactive community outreach and philanthropic activity within its host communities throughout 2013, which includes the communities home to the company’s wind and solar projects in operation or advanced stages of development. The…

First Wind, an independent U.S. based renewable energy company, recently made its first payment to Oakfield, Maine, in the amount of $600,000 as part of the community benefit agreement. Situated about 2.5 miles from the center of Oakfield in Aroostook County, early construction on the 148 MW project began in late 2013. The Oakfield project will…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, announced recently that it has made the first payment to the town of Oakfield in the amount of $600,000 as part of the community benefit agreement.  Situated about 2.5 miles from the center of Oakfield in Aroostook County, Maine, early construction on the 148 megawatt (MW) project…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, today announced that it has obtained $206 million in financing for its Route 66 Wind project in Armstrong and Carson Counties, Texas.  With financing closed for its first renewable energy project in Texas, First Wind will continue engineering and construction activities on the project. The Route 66…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, today announced that it has obtained $206 million in financing for its Route 66 Wind project in Armstrong and Carson Counties, Texas.  With financing closed for its first renewable energy project in Texas, First Wind will continue engineering and construction activities on the project. The Route 66…

  First Wind will host its annual Stetson Wind Snowmobile Ride-In, which has become a popular event for the region’s snowmobilers interested in seeing a wind project up-close while enjoying the scenic beauty of the area. On Saturday, February 15, participants from all over Maine and New England will ride their sleds along a series…

The company is now poised to grow its generating capacity by 75% in the next two years via secured commitments for 750 MW of new wind and solar projects First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, recently announced that it achieved record growth in 2013 by securing commitments for some 750 megawatts (MW) in…

Windpower technicians across the United States were forced to cancel maintenance runs in early January when the polar vortex – a mass of low-pressure and extremely cold air, usually found swirling above Siberia and Northern Canada – had moved south into American airspace. The air mass brought sub-zero temperatures to places unacquainted with extreme chill.…

Since achieving commercial operations five years ago, the successful Maine project has expanded while generating enough energy to power 18,300 Maine homes First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of successful commercial operations of its 57 MW Stetson I Wind project.  Since it began commercial operations on January 23,…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, says it has once again partnered with teachers in local classrooms in the company’s host communities to make contributions toward local education projects. In May 2012, First Wind began a strategic partnership with DonorsChoose.org to enhance the value of the company’s financial contributions in host communities. After a…

First Wind and Sentient Science have signed a 10 year agreement to deploy a new generation of autonomous, predictive, condition maintenance, monitoring systems that let First Wind monitor the life of its wind turbines. The new capability, developed by Sentient Science, will calculate the remaining useful life of 150 Clipper Wind Liberty 2.5 MW turbine…

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) has announced an agreement that will bring clean energy from First Wind’s planned Hancock Wind project near Ellsworth, Maine to 17 Massachusetts municipal utilities. Under a 25-year, fixed-price contract, First Wind will sell nearly 75% of the power and…

Vestas has received a 150 MW order out of a master supply agreement (MSA) with First Wind for multiple wind-energy projects in the United States. Vestas could ultimately supply First Wind with up to 568 MW of additional turbines for multiple projects. As part of the MSA, Vestas will supply 75, V110-2.0 MW turbines to…