Berkshire Wind Power Project Dedication

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Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation 125 High Street, Boston, MA 02110 NEWS RELEASE Contact: David Tuohey MMWEC Director of Communications and External Affairs (413) 308-1392 (413) 426-8859 dtuohey@mmwec.org Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative dedicates largest Massachusetts wind farm Project ‘a beacon of our clean energy future’ – Governor Deval Patrick HANCOCK, Mass. – May 5, 2011 – It’s “greener” today atop Brodie Mountain, one of the windiest places in Massachusetts, where the wind turbines of the Berkshire Wind Power Project are starting to add clean, renewable energy to the state’s electric power supply. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick joined members of the Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation (BWPCC) and other public officials today in dedicating the 10-turbine, 15-megawatt project, the state’s largest wind farm to date. Governor Patrick said the BWPCC, comprised of 14 Massachusetts municipal utilities and the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), exemplifies the innovation and initiative required to be successful in developing the Commonwealth’s renewable energy resources. “This project marks a new era of renewable energy development in Massachusetts today,” Governor Patrick said. “Creating scores of jobs in its construction, helping to create relief from the price volatility and pollution of imported fossil fuels, and advancing Massachusetts’ nation-leading goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the use of renewable energy, Berkshire Wind is a beacon of our clean energy future,” he said. Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr., also noted the significance of bringing Berkshire Wind into operation. “Congratulations to Berkshire Wind, which makes history today by officially becoming the Commonwealth’s first onshore wind farm,” Secretary Sullivan said.