KIBBY WIND POWER PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 132 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Franklin County
- Operator
- TRANSCANADA MAINE WIND DEVELOPMENT INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56829
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 258 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 22%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.3854, -70.5258
KIBBY WIND POWER PROJECT, a 132 MW Wind power plant in Franklin County, Maine. Operated by TRANSCANADA MAINE WIND DEVELOPMENT INC, commissioned 2009.
How KIBBY WIND POWER PROJECT compares
With 132 MW of capacity, KIBBY WIND POWER PROJECT ranks 8th among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maine and is the largest of the 12 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 31% of Maine's operating Wind capacity and 3.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 166th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 85% of the 81 operating Maine plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Franklin County with 5 other operating plants, including ANDROSCOGGIN ENERGY CENTER and REENERGY STRATTON LLC.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 132 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 258 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), down 19% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2009 and 2010.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: REENERGY STRATTON LLC (46 MW, Biomass).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
KIBBY WIND POWER PROJECT is a 132 MW wind power plant in Franklin County, ME, operated by TRANSCANADA MAINE WIND DEVELOPMENT INC, commissioned in 2009. Franklin County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 42nd national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Franklin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 17.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 24.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.69 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Franklin County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Franklin County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.