Kibby Wind work may begin in August (Maine)

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http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=184406&ac=PHnws

EUSTIS — Construction could begin on the $270 million Kibby Wind Power project in August, assuming the economics fall into place, the developer said.

Half of the 44-turbine plan could be completed by the fall of 2009. The other half of the Franklin County project should be done in the summer of 2010, said Nick Di Domenico of TransCanada, director of the Kibby project.

Maine has the most wind power potential of any New England state – Gov. Baldacci's Task Force on Wind Power has set a goal of 3,000 megawatts by 2020 – and is relatively close to growing markets for green energy in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

TransCanada received approval from the Land Use Regulation Commission in March to rezone land for the project. Additional permits should be received this summer, Di Domenico said.

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