"This
is
where
the
future
lies,"
says
Baldacci.
"We
want
to
become
an
energy
generating
center."
Maine,
already
the
land-based
wind
industry
leader
in
New
England,
envisions
itself
as
an
energy
exporter
to
the
region
in
the
next
20
years
by
harnessing
its
abundant
offshore
resource.
The
three
sites
were
chosen
by
a
group
of
government
and
private
agencies.
The
first
is
near
Boon
Island
off
the
town
of
York
in
southern
Maine.
The
second
is
near
Damariscove
Island
south
of
Boothbay
Harbor
and
the
third
is
south
of
Monhegan
Island
off
Port…