Maine's utility regulators have restarted the process of selecting contractors to build a massive wind power development and extensive electric transmission line in Aroostook County.

The Public Utilities Commission is considering comments it received on a draft request for proposals it filed for the project last month.

The state wants to develop 1,200 megawatts of renewable power and connect it to the New England electric grid with a power line that could stretch more than 100 miles.

Commission chair Phil Bartlett said the proposal comes as the regional grid operator ISO-New England is preparing to select projects to upgrade transmission across the region. Electric demand is growing and expected to soar in coming years.

"There is going to be significant infrastructure investments that

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