SUN JOURNAL • March 3, 2021
Franklin County may need to repay about $469,000 to the state because the owner of the 44-wind turbine facility in Kibby and Skinner townships was successful in its effort to get a tax abatement, county Clerk Julie Magoon told commissioners Tuesday. Helix Maine Wind Development, which owns the 132-megawatt facility, had applied for the tax abatement. The county entered into an Enterprise Tax-Increment Finance and Development Program in 2008 with then owners of the facility, TransCanada Maine Wind Development. The agreement was transferred to Helix when L.S. Power finalized the purchase of the facility in 2017 through its affiliate Helix Generation from TransCanada Corp.