< Previous134 JULY 2023 SITE SELECTION On April 26, BOEM published the Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Gulf of Maine Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) - Call for Information and Nominations in the Federal Register. According to the release, “this Call invites public comment on and assesses the interest in possible commercial wind energy development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. This represents an early step in the commercial planning and leasing process and the first required by BOEM regulations.” The determination to expand Maine’s wind network also extends to its onshore wind developments. Within the last year, two significant developments were announced to double the state’s onshore wind capacity. In February, state regulators gave the green light to a $2 billion, 1-GW onshore wind project that will construct the largest wind farm in the northeastern United States. Approximately 179 turbines will be built near Houlton, on the U.S.-Canada border. Developer Longroad Energy is spearheading the project and expects to begin construction in 2026. Upon completion in 2028, the farm will produce around 3.2 million MWh a year, according to Longroad Energy’s redacted term sheet. Maine and Massachusetts have collaborated on this project to develop an essential piece of infrastructure, a 345-kV transmission line. The line will deliver renewable energy from Aroostook County to the existing New England grid. LS Power has been selected to develop over 100 miles of new transmission lines, with POWER Engineers, Inc. providing design engineering and construction support services for the project. With these projects in place, Maine has only begun to scratch the surface of its clean energy potential. Photo: Getty Images Gulf of Maine Call for Information and Nominations Area (Call Area) Photo Courtesy of BOEM SITE SELECTION JULY 2023 135 Conway Data, Inc. ...........................IBC www.conway.com ESRI, Inc......................................9 http://go.esri.com/econdev Site Selection Magazine.......................78 www.siteselection.com UNITED STATES ALABAMA Alabama Department of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . .49 www .madeinruralalabama .com ARIZONA Arizona Commerce Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 www .azcommerce .com City of Mesa Office of Economic Development ..64 http://selectmesa.com Maricopa Economic Development Alliance.......59 http://maricopaeda.com CALIFORNIA ESRI, Inc......................................9 http://go.esri.com/econdev COLORADO Grand Junction Economic Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . .31 www .gjep .org/elevate DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington DC Economic Partnership .......76-77 www.wdcep.com FLORIDA Central Florida Development Council ...........69 www.cfdc.org City of Pinellas Park ..........................55 www.pinellas-park.com Tamarac Economic Development...............51 www.tamaracedo.com TeamVolusia Economic Development Corporation 7 www.tvedc.com GEORGIA Alpharetta Department of Economic Development.......................72 http://connectedalpharetta.com Select Fulton County .........................61 https://selectfultoncounty.com ILLINOIS Choose DuPage...........................37, 63 www.choosedupage.com City of WOOD DALE..........................41 www.landinwd.com Hilco Redevelopment Partners.................67 www.hilcoredev.com INDIANA NIPSCO - Northern Indiana Public Service Company.......................97 www.nipsco.com/economicdevelopment Noblesville Economic Development.............71 www.choosenoblesville.com IOWA Ames Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 www.ameschamber.com City of Ankeny...............................56 www.ankenyeconomicdevelopment.com KANSAS GoTopeka Economic Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 www.gotopeka.com Shawnee Economic Development Council .......54 www.shawnee-edc.com KENTUCKY Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Postcard between............. 16-17 www.selectkentucky.com LOUISIANA Broussard Economic Development Corporation .109 www.DevelopBroussard.com Chennault International Airport Authority .......111 www.chennault.org Lafayette Economic Development Authority.....68 www.looktolafayette.com Louisiana Economic Development.............105 https://energy.opportunitylouisiana.gov Port of Lake Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 www.portlc.com Port of South Louisiana ......................112 www.portsl.com Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance........................103 www.chooseswlouisiana.com MAINE City of Bangor ..............................133 www.bangormaine.gov/ced MARYLAND Maryland Marketing Partnership.............38-39 www.open.maryland.gov/siteselection Merritt Companies............................24 www.merrittproperties.com/wmi MICHIGAN Consumers Energy ..........................BC www.consumersenergy.com/econdev Michigan Economic Development Corporation ....5 www.michiganbusiness.org MINNESOTA City of Waseca...............................33 www.investwasecamn.com MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Development Authority .............35 www.acceleratems.org INDEX TO ADVERTISERS For LOCATION INFORMATION or assistance in conducting a Confidential Site Search please email karen .medernach@conway .com or visit us at www .siteselection .com. PAGEPAGEPAGE136 JULY 2023 SITE SELECTION MISSOURI Bi-State Development / St Louis Regional Freightway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 www .thefreightway .com NEBRASKA York County Development Corporation . . . . . . . .44 www .yorkdevco .com/site-selectors/featured-site NEW JERSEY Cape May County Planning Department . . . . . . . .119 www .capemaycountynj .gov Choose New Jersey, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-115 www .thisisnewjersey .com Lincoln Equities Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 www .lincolnequities .com NORTH CAROLINA Duke Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IR 85 www .locationdukeenergy .com Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 www .allinnc .com OHIO Industrial Realty Group LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 www .industrialrealtygroup .com www .propelneworleans .com www .shreveportbusinesspark .com OKLAHOMA Ardmore Development Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 www .ardmoredevelopment .com Oklahoma Department of Commerce . . . . . . . . . .123 www .OKCommerce .gov SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE SC INTELLIGENCE REPORT . . . . . .79-90 Upstate SC Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 http://upstatescalliance .com Oconee Economic Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 www .oconeealliance .org Seamon Whiteside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 http://seamonwhiteside .com South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center . . .90 www .sc-tac .com Upstate University of South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . .89 www .uscupstate .edu South Carolina State Ports Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 www .scspa .com/whyscports TENNESSEE Tennessee Valley Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 http://TVAsites .com TEXAS Development Corporation of Abilene . . . . . . . . .12-13 www .developedinabi .com Pflugerville Community Development Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27 www .pfdevelopment .com VIRGINIA City of Norfolk Department of Development . . . . .75 www .norfolkdevelopment .com Henrico County Economic Development Authority 43 www .henrico .com Virginia Economic Development Partnership . . .IFC-1 www .vedp .org WASHINGTON City of Redmond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 www .redmond .gov / www .oneredmond .org WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Regional Technology Park . . . . . . . .127 www .wvtechpark .com WISCONSIN City of River Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 www .rfcity .org INTERNATIONAL CANADA NOVA SCOTIA Truro & Colchester Partnership for Economic Prosperity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 https://trurocolchester .ca ONTARIO Invest in Canada Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 www .investcanada .ca COSTA RICA Ultrapark Dos, S .A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98-99 www .ultrapark .com PAGEPAGEPAGENext >