Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. (GREC), an owner and operator of sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, has announced that RoxWind, a 15.3-megawatt wind farm, entered commercial operation on Nov. 30, 2021.
When it was acquired in 2020, the to-be-constructed project in Roxbury, Maine, was Greenbacker’s first asset in the state, which has a history of strong support for renewables. Since then, the company has acquired four other assets and steadily built out its pipeline of renewable energy projects in Maine, with RoxWind being its first in the state to reach the commercial operation milestone.
The RoxWind project’s wind power helps diversify the region’s energy resources and is expected to produce nearly 50,300 megawatt-hours of annual clean energy, or enough to power approximately 4,500 homes per year. The project also has supported — and continues to provide — local clean-energy jobs, including approximately 80 jobs during its constructi