Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Second phase begins for wind project near Milford

The second phase of a company's largest wind project in the nation officially gets under way Wednesday, with officials celebrating an expansion that adds 68 wind turbine generators.

Company spokesman for First Wind, John Lamontagne, said the second phase, which will provide power to Southern California through another service provider, involves the installation of turbines that are roughly 389 ft. tall. About 300 construction employees from the area were put to work on the first phase, which generated roughly $30 million in direct spending and $50 million in wages and state tax revenue, officials said.