Lisa Capone (617) 626-1119
lisa.capone@state.ma.us
Robert Keough (617) 626-1109
robert.keough@state.ma.us

DEVAL L. PATRICK

Governor

TIMOTHY P. MURRAY

Lieutenant Governor

Ian A. Bowles

Secretary

WHAT:

Officials of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and local legislators are hosting two meetings (Bourne and Pittsfield) to receive feedback on the potential for wind power development on state-owned lands.  Satisfying in part a mandate of the Green Jobs Act of 2008 to investigate the Commonwealth’s clean energy sector, a recent study of the “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Potential at State-Owned Facilities” concluded that there are sufficient wind resources to develop approximately 947 megawatts (MW) of wind power on state lands – an amount capable of meeting nearly half of Governor Patrick’s goal to develop 2,000 MW of wind power by 2020.  The study pointed to the potential for large-scale wind installations in some regions of the state, particularly coastal areas and ridge tops in Western Massachusetts.  EEA Secretary Ian Bowles has directed Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Rick Sullivan and Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Commissioner Philip Giudice to preside over the upcoming public sessions, which will include an overview of wind power and siting issues, and provide an opportunity for testimony by elected officials and members of the public.  Next week’s session takes place in Pittsfield on Wednesday, June 24. 

Click here, or visit http://www.mass.gov/energy/statelands  for more information including maps, public comments, and reports.

Please submit public comments (electronic or hard copy) to:

Steven Clarke, Director of Wind Development
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020, Boston, MA 02114 
Steven.clarke@state.ma.us  

WHO: 

• DCR Commissioner Rick Sullivan
• DOER Commissioner Philip Giudice
• Area legislators

WHEN:

Meeting begins at 6 pm

WHERE: