Project Description

Reed & Reed built the 56.1 mw project located in Downeast Maine for SunEdison and Novatus.  The project included 17 spread foundations with  V-117 Vestas turbines each producing 3.3 mw and sitting on 116.5 meter towers.  At the time of construction, these were the largest turbines in The Americas, both in terms of rotor diameter (384 feet) and tower height (382 feet).  In order to erect these mammoth turbines Reed & Reed acquired the largest crawler crane in New England, a brand new Manitowoc MLC 650 VPC-MAX, capable of lifting up to 772 tons.

In terms of challenges, not only were the turbines larger than most, site development restrictions meant Reed & Reed was required to breakdown and reassemble its cranes, including the giant MLC650 (45 tractor-trailer loads), seven times on the project.

Reed & Reed’s scope included the construction of:

  • Sitework and access roads/crane paths
  • Wind Turbine Foundations
  • 5 kV Collection System
  • Collector Substation
  • Transmission Line
  • Wind Turbine Erection

Location:             Hancock, Maine
Owner:                 SunEdison
Completed:         2016
Contractor:         Reed & Reed, Inc.