| According to a study by the Department of Resource Economics and Policy and the Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy at the University of Maine, the Downeast LNG project will bring substantial economic benefits to Washington County and the State of Maine. While Downeast LNG projects that it will create approximately 300 jobs during construction and 78 permanent jobs once the terminal facility is operational, the UMaine researchers determined the total impact of the project, including direct and indirect jobs, would include 1,053 jobs per year statewide during the anticipated three-year construction phase, with $42.9 million annually in wages and benefits. 375 of these jobs would be in Washington County, with $15.3 million per year in income to local workers. Once the facility is operational, the total impact would be 253 jobs statewide, with $10.7 million per year in wages and benefits. 187 of those jobs would be in Washington County, with an estimated income of $8.1 million annually to local workers. |
