Through the Rollins Wind energy project, the nearby communities of Penobscot County can capture a new resource to gain economic benefits from the land. In fact, this natural and inexhaustible wind resource can be harnessed to enhance the local economy for all residents for many years to come.

• Increased tax revenue: Revenue from the project could be used for any number of purposes including to lower taxes, improve schools, maintain roads, and enhance other public services. For example, in Mars Hill, Maine, the additional tax revenue from Mars Hill Wind has helped to lower local tax bills.
• More jobs for local Maine residents: The project will hire locally whenever possible, providing construction, operations, and maintenance employment opportunities.
• New crop for farmers and loggers: Rollins Wind would offer community members a new crop in wind energy.
• Land remains open: Rollins Wind will enable local property owners to generate additional revenue from their land to supplement what they make from logging and farming. This will help maintain current land use while creating a new source of clean energy.
• Increased use of local services: During construction and ongoing operation, local businesses will benefit. These include providers of goods and services such as gravel, trucking, lodging, gas and food.
• Local, sustainable power to help stabilize electricity costs: The natural, clean, renewable energy produced at Rollins Wind could provide clean power to thousands of homes each year.
• Reduced dependence on costly fuels: Wind energy helps reduce dependence on costly fossil fuel imports, strengthens the diversity of the nation’s energy supply, and enhances America’s energy independence.