Champlain Wind, LLC v. Board of Environmental Protection

[¶ 1] Champlain Wind, LLC; appeals from a decision of the Board of Environmental Protection in which,the Board considered and balanced competing statutorily defined policies applicable to wind energy projects in Maine. The applicable'-statutes establish the dual policies of expediting wind energy development in defined geographic areas of Maine and at the same time providing enhanced protection for specific scenic resources. Champlain proposed the Bowers Wind Project to be situated within, but very near, the geographic border of the expedited permitting area. Within sight of the proposed wind…