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Founded in 2002, First Wind was an independent renewable energy company that develops and operates utility-scale power projects in the United States.〔Wind Power Engineering and Development: Top Wind Developers in the US; http://www.windpowerengineering.com/top-wind-power-developers-2012/〕 It grew to employ more than 220 people across the country. Headquartered in Boston,〔http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/24/first-wind-grows-aiming-low/VxCA0xilA28i9JuQ38COoN/story.html〕 the company develops or operates renewable energy projects in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First Wind cuts ribbon on Warren solar project )〕 New York, Utah, Idaho, Washington and Hawaii with a combined capacity of nearly 1,300 megawatts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Projects )〕 In addition to renewable energy projects, the company developed and operates two generator leads. First Wind began as a utility-scale wind power developer and operator, but in 2014 the company brought its first solar energy projects online.〔Boston Business Journal. Boston-based First Wind has made smooth entry into solar power http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2014/06/boston-based-first-wind-has-made-smooth-transition.html〕 In November 2014 First Wind was purchased by TerraForm, a publicly traded subsidiary of SunEdison, for $2.4 billion.〔http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/sunedison-and-terraform-to-buy-first-wind-for-2-4-billion-in-renewable-energy-deal/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Mergers%20&%20Acquisitions&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body〕 In February 2015, as part of the merger integration, First Wind CEO Paul Gaynor, who led the company since 2004, was appointed EVP Of North America Utility And Global Wind at SunEdison.〔http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunedison-appoints-paul-gaynor-as-evp-of-north-america-utility-and-global-wind-300030342.html〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「First Wind」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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