Nov 15 2010
TransCanada, a Canadian energy firm established in 2000, has announced that its Kibby wind project in New England’s Maine was ready. This project is worth $350 million and is said to be the largest in New England with 132 MW capacity. This would generate power to run 50,000 homes near Eustis in Maine.
The CEO and President of TransCanada, Russ Girling, declared that the company was happy to assist Maine in its endeavor of achieving 2000 MW of clean energy by the year 2015. He also mentioned that the company had used up around $100 million for this wind farm in Maine. The project was well within the budget. TransCanada’s total wind energy power after the project was completed became 415 MW.
TransCanada, a pioneer in the field of gas storage facilities, high-strength steel pipelines, and power plants, is one of the industry’s technologically advanced companies with its cost effective and innovative solutions that fulfill both its responsibility to the environment and to its customers. This company with its 4500 employees takes pride in completing important projects within the time allotted, using their employees’ well developed skills in designing, constructing and operating complicated infrastructure and machinery.