# Kibby Wind Facility

ISO-NE asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/kibby-wind-facility

Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC - Franklin County - ISONE

A 132 MW onshore wind facility located in Franklin County, Maine, in the towns of Kibby and Skinner, Maine. The facility comprises 44 Vestas V90 3.0 MW wind turbines arranged in two 66 MW phases. Phase 1, consisting of 22 turbines on the A ridge, began commercial operation in October 2009. Phase 2, consisting of 22 turbines on the B ridge, began commercial operation in October 2010. The facility generates approximately 242 GWh annually and is capable of meeting the power needs of approximately 50,000 homes.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 132 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 56829 — plant-56829

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** Helix Maine Wind Development, LLC

## Related parties

- **Former owner:** LS Power Equity Advisors LLC — Predecessor owner ([source](https://www.lspower.com/))
- **Former owner / developer:** TransCanada Corporation, now TC Energy — Original developer and predecessor owner ([source](https://www.tcenergy.com/))
- **EPC contractor / construction contractor:** Reed & Reed, Inc. — Balance-of-plant and turbine erection contractor ([source](https://reed-reed.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** Vestas — Turbine manufacturer ([source](https://www.vestas.com/))

## Sources

- [api.eia.gov](http://api.eia.gov/v2/electricity/operating-generator-capacity/data?api_key=DEMO_KEY&data[0]=nameplate-capacity-mw&data[1]=net-summer-capacity-mw&data[2]=operating-year-month&facets[plantid][]=56829&frequency=monthly&sort[0][column]=period&sort[0][direction]=desc) — api.eia.gov · authoritative — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [sewall.com](http://sewall.com/project/kibby-wind) — sewall.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [dailybulldog.com](https://dailybulldog.com/news/kibby-wind-power-project-given-final-approval-today/) — dailybulldog.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [reed-reed.com](https://reed-reed.com/portfolio-items/kibby-mountain-wind-power/) — reed-reed.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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