Saco has taken steps to make the city more environmentally friendly. In early 2007 a small wind turbine was erected near the water treatment plant at the foot of Front street. Another larger wind turbine was erected on the top of York Hill in December 2007, and was expected to generate power for the new train station for Amtrak's "Downeaster", although this was torn down in 2018 as the wind turbine never came close to generating the amount of energy promised. Saco also has two growing business parks and another one under development.