Record Hill is at the north end of a four mile ridge in the town of Roxbury in Oxford County, Maine. Oriented roughly north to south, the ridge line is in a perfect position to capture the prevailing westerly winds as they come down from Canada and neighboring New Hampshire.
Record Hill Wind is a proposed 50.6 megawatt commercial wind project consisting of 22 turbines arrayed along the ridgeline that connects Partridge Peak, Record Hill, and Flathead Mountain. The electrical output of the project is estimated to be approximately 130 million kilowatt hours per year—nearly equivalent to the electricity needs of every household in Oxford County.
The project received its state environmental permits in August 2009. Clearing for the new road system started in September and is continuing along the ridgeline. Currently construction of roads and turbine foundations is planned to continue into the winter as long weather permits. Delivery of turbines is expected in June 2010, with turbine erection continuing through the summer and resulting in project commissioning in early autumn 2010.
This website is intended to keep the citizens of Roxbury—and the public generally—updated on the progress of the project. Weekly reports of progress are posted to this website in the form of a
project map (click on the small map in the upper right corner) and reports of the Third Party Inspector who visits the
site weekly to assure that all state permit requirements are being met (click on DEP Reports tab).
