Learn more about the Kibby Mountain project.
LURC Takes One Step Forward for Clean Energy, Not Two - LURC unanimously supports preliminary Kibby Mountain plan
1/14/2008
Read summary of Kibby Mountain wind project agreement
Read fact sheet about Kibby Mountain project
Read prefiled testimony by Dylan Voorhees, NRCM's clean energy project director
The Kibby Mountain Wind Project has received strong support from a number of environmental groups. NRCM worked diligently with Maine Audubon and the Appalachian Mountain Club to reach an agreement with wind developer TransCanada in support of the company’s proposal for a 130 MW project in Kibby Township in Franklin County.
TransCanada has agreed to significant land conservation arrangements and studies should LURC approve the company’s application to construct and operate a 44-turbine power facility. The facility is expected to generate about 357 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—enough to power approximately 50,000 Maine homes.
The Kibby Wind Farm would generate a substantial amount of new renewable power in Maine at a time when we need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. NRCM believes that the environmental impacts would be small in comparison with the benefits of this project.
Location: Kibby Mountain
(Former Kenetech Site)
Developer: TransCanada
Owner/Operator: TransCanada
Size: 132 MW
Number Turbines: 44
Project Status: Application submitted in 1/07
Public hearings were held on
October 2-3, 2007 and approval was given to this project by LURC in 2008.
Estimated Emissions Avoided (tons/year):
- CO2: 201,470
- SO2: 358
- NOx: 99
Equivalent Number of Homes Supplied: 50,000