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Man in a blue blazer and beige pants cutting a ceremonial ribbon with large blue scissors while a group of men stand behind him smiling outside a building with glass doors.

Downeast Wind Presents $1.2 Million in Community Benefits to Local Officials at Operations Building Ribbon Cutting

Apex CEO Ken Young marked the occasion by presenting over $1.2 million in benefit payments to the Town of Columbia and Washington County

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Downeast Wind energy flowing; funds from project coming soon

By Paula Horvath - Electricity is flowing through the lines from 30 giant wind turbines surrounding Columbia...

A series of wind turbines standing tall in a vast green forest with hints of autumn colors under a cloudy sky, viewed from near the blades of a close-up turbine.

Downeast Wind Reaches Commercial Operations as Maine's Newest Wind Project

Apex Clean Energy is proud to announce that Downeast Wind has reached commercial operations as of April 2, 2025 and is putting clean energy.

Nine people standing in a line on a gravel ground, wearing a mix of casual, business, and construction attire including safety vests and helmets, in front of a large wind turbine blade and cable reels outdoors with wind turbines and cranes visible in the background.

Downeast Wind Blade Signing Ceremony Highlights Benefits to Maine Businesses and Washington County Community

After speakers highlighted the project’s investment and benefits to the community, about 100 people signed a 242-foot-long turbine blade.

Construction worker in a yellow reflective jacket and hard hat looking up at a tall white wind turbine tower with a red crane beside it against a gray sky.

Apex Clean Energy Partners with Maine-based Reed & Reed for Downeast Wind Construction

Apex Clean Energy is pleased to announce the selection of Reed & Reed as the primary contractor for the construction of Downeast Wind.

Graphic with text 'Congratulations to our Spring 2023 Community Grant Recipients' above nine logos arranged in a 3x3 grid representing various organizations: Machias Arts Council, Wild Blueberry Heritage Center, Grange, WA Since 1792, Downeast Wind, CWCIT, illustration of a theater building with a sign 'Bring It Back', Epping Fire Department emblem, and Women for Healthy Rural Living with web address www.whrl.org.

Downeast Wind Awards Community Grants to Eight Local Organizations

Downeast Wind is pleased to announce eight regional organizations as the latest round of Community Grant recipients.