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Location: Kibby and Skinner Townships, Franklin County Developer: TransCanada Project status: 66 MW operational beginning October 16, 2009 66 MW under construction NRCM position: Supports this project Size: 132 MW Number of turbines: 44 (3 MW turbines) Generation: 357 million kilowatt hours of electric generation per year Equivalent Number of Homes Supplied Per Year: 50,000 (or all the households in Franklin, Oxford, and Somerset Counties)

When in operation, the Kibby Mountain wind project will be the largest wind power project in Maine. Its 44 turbines will generate more than twice as much power as the Stetson Ridge wind project – currently Maine’s largest operating wind farm.

** CO2 Equivalents were calculated using the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

The 132 MW Kibby Mountain Wind Project in Franklin County received strong support from environmental groups, including NRCM, Maine Audubon and the Appalachian Mountain Club, who negotiated with wind developer TransCanada to achieve significant land conservation arrangements and to fund new wildlife studies.

In January 2008, LURC approved 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 about 50,000 Maine homes. The Kibby Wind Project will generate a substantial amount of new renewable power in Maine at a time when we need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.