33rd largest plant in Maine · 4069th nationally
Saddleback Ridge Wind Farm is a wind power plant in Maine with a nameplate capacity of 34.2 MW. It generates roughly 82.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 7,860 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Saddleback Ridge Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cpv Saddleback Ridge Wind, Llc |
| City | Carthage |
| County | Franklin County |
| State | Maine |
| ZIP | 04224 |
| Coordinates | 44.59333, -70.38111 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRW2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 25.7 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| SRW1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 8.5 MW | Operating | 2014 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.