This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Maine, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Maine had a total summer capacity of 5,126 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 12,763 GWh. [2] In 2023, The electrical energy generation mix was 29.4% natural gas, 26.9% hydroelectric, 21.6% wind, 13.7% biomass, 5.1% solar, 0.6% petroleum, 0.4% coal, and 2.5% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 607 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid in 2023. This compares to the 582 GWh generated by Maine's utility-scale photovoltaic plants. [1]
During 2021, renewable sources generated 74% of all electrical energy from Maine, making it one of the top-five U.S. states. Maine's share of wind generation is the largest among New England states, and its share of biomass generation from the wood industry and municipal waste sources is the largest in the United States. Maine's electricity generation has not met the in-state demand in recent years, and about one-quarter of its electricity consumption was imported from Canada. [3]
The Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant generated 860 MW of base load electricity during years 1972–1996. Decommissioning was completed in 2005. [4] [5] Maine had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2019. [1]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
The Mason Station in Wiscasset was a coal-fired plant built in 1941-42, with the capability of producing 153,500 kilowatts giving it the status, at that time, of Maine’s second largest electric generating plant, W.D. Wyman Station in Yarmouth was the largest with a capacity of 225,000 kilowatts.
Central Maine Power and Wiscasset were good neighbors for many years. The Mason Station was many things to the community. It brought economic growth to the town and livelihood to its employees. It produced electricity at a time when it was needed most, and, being the largest taxpayer in town, it helped keep the mil rate low for other taxpayers.
For several years in the 1970s, Maine Salmon Farms raised Pacific Coho salmon in the warm water outflow from Mason steam station in Wiscasset. The warm water prevented icing and allowed the young fish to grow even in the cold winter months.
The Rumford Cogeneration and S D Warren Plants previously burned coal as primary fuel, and continued to burn it as secondary fuel in 2019 (see Biomass). [7] Maine had no operating utility-scale plants that used coal as a primary fuel in 2019. [1]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Year Opened | Refs |
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Androscoggin Energy Center | Franklin County | 44°30′23″N70°14′32″W / 44.5063°N 70.2423°W | 163.5 | Simple Cycle (x3) | 1999/2000 | [8] |
Bucksport Generation Plant | Hancock County | 44°34′26″N68°48′17″W / 44.5738°N 68.8046°W | 186.8 | Simple Cycle | 2001 | [9] |
Maine Independence Station | Penobscot County | 44°49′27″N68°42′34″W / 44.8242°N 68.7094°W | 550.2 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2000 | [10] |
Mead Rumford Cogen | Oxford County | 44°32′47″N70°32′39″W / 44.5465°N 70.5443°W | 12.5 | Steam Turbine | 1954 | [11] |
Rumford Power Plant | Oxford County | 44°31′49″N70°31′19″W / 44.5303°N 70.5219°W | 262.9 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | 2000 | [12] |
Westbrook Energy Center | Cumberland County | 43°39′27″N70°22′30″W / 43.6575°N 70.3750°W | 563.9 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | 2001 | [13] [14] |
Maine's petroleum-fired plants were operated as peaker plants in 2019.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Year Opened | Ref |
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Caribou Generation Station | Aroostook County | 46°50′53″N68°00′09″W / 46.8480°N 68.0026°W | 26.6 | Reciprocating Engine (x4) Steam Turbine (x2) | 1948/1951 (7.6MW) 1950/1955 (19MW) | [15] |
Cape Gas Turbine | Cumberland County | 43°38′37″N70°15′16″W / 43.6436°N 70.2544°W | 35.0 | Simple Cycle (x2) | 1970 | [16] |
Flos Inn Diesel | Aroostook County | 43°38′37″N70°15′16″W / 43.6436°N 70.2544°W | 6.0 | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 1959 | [17] |
Wyman Power Station | Cumberland County | 43°45′03″N70°09′24″W / 43.7508°N 70.1567°W | 846 [A] | Steam Turbine (x4) | 1957-1978 | [18] |
A 16.2MW battery storage capacity added at Wyman Station in 2016. [19]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Fuel | Generation Type | Year Opened | Refs |
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Androscoggin Mill | Franklin County | 44°30′23″N70°14′22″W / 44.5063°N 70.2395°W | 80 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine (x3) | 1964-1974 | [20] |
Athens Energy Plant | Somerset County | 44°56′44″N69°39′39″W / 44.9455°N 69.6607°W | 8.5 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine | 2016 | [21] |
Crossroads Landfill Gas | Somerset County | 44°42′05″N69°49′55″W / 44.7014°N 69.8319°W | 3.2 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | 2009 | [22] |
Jonesboro Energy Center (Indeck) | Washington County | 44°40′41″N67°32′52″W / 44.6781°N 67.5477°W | 27.5 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine | 1987 | [23] [24] |
Livermore Falls Plant | Penobscot County | 44°25′54″N70°09′43″W / 44.4317°N 70.1619°W | 39.6 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine | 1992 | [25] [26] |
MMWAC Resource Recovery Facility | Androscoggin County | 44°04′04″N70°15′39″W / 44.0678°N 70.2608°W | 5.0 | municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) natural gas | Steam Turbine | 1992 | [27] [28] [29] |
Old Town Waste Plant | Penobscot County | 44°55′05″N68°38′08″W / 44.9181°N 68.6355°W | 28.5 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1965/1987 | [30] [31] |
Penobscot Energy Recovery Facility | Penobscot County | 44°44′18″N68°49′33″W / 44.7383°N 68.8258°W | 25.3 | municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) fuel oil | Steam Turbine | 1987 | [32] [33] [34] |
Pine Tree Landfill Gas | Penobscot County | 44°46′07″N68°51′42″W / 44.7686°N 68.8617°W | 3.3 | landfill gas | Reciprocating Engine (x3) | 2008 | [35] |
Regional Waste Systems Facility | Cumberland County | 43°39′20″N70°20′05″W / 43.6556°N 70.3347°W | 13.3 | municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) natural gas | Steam Turbine | 1988 | [36] [37] [38] |
Rumford Cogeneration Plant | Oxford County | 44°33′05″N70°32′29″W / 44.5513°N 70.5414°W | 102.6 | wood waste coal tire-derived fuel | Steam Turbine | 1990 | [39] [40] |
S. D. Warren Westbrook Plant | Cumberland County | 43°41′06″N70°21′12″W / 43.6849°N 70.3532°W | 62.5 | wood waste coal | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1982/1985 | [41] |
Somerset Waste Plant | Somerset County | 44°42′13″N69°38′51″W / 44.7035°N 69.6474°W | 107.1 | wood waste natural gas tire-derived fuel | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1976/1990 | [42] [43] |
Stratton Plant | Franklin County | 45°08′26″N70°25′32″W / 45.1406°N 70.4256°W | 45.7 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine | 1989 | [44] [45] |
Twin Rivers Paper Plant | Aroostook County | 47°21′29″N68°19′51″W / 47.3581°N 68.3309°W | 22.0 | wood/industrial waste | Steam Turbine | 1987 | [46] |
West Enfield Energy Center (Indeck) | Penobscot County | 45°15′13″N68°37′40″W / 45.2537°N 68.6279°W | 27.5 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine | 1987 | [47] [48] |
Woodland Pulp Waste Plant | Washington County | 45°09′19″N67°24′04″W / 45.1554°N 67.4012°W | 49.8 | wood/wood waste | Steam Turbine (x2) | 1966/1970 [A] | [49] |
A In operation since 1906, original units retired.
A In operation since 1906, original units retired.
B Retirement pending [84]
See also: Natural Resources Council of Maine Hydro Facilities [85]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Number of Turbines | Year Opened | Turbine Mfg Spec | Refs |
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Beaver Ridge Wind Project | Waldo County | 44°29′48″N69°21′00″W / 44.4967°N 69.3500°W | 4.5 | 3 | 2008 | GE 1.5MW | [86] [87] |
Bingham Wind Project | Piscataquis County | 45°06′12″N69°45′43″W / 45.1033°N 69.7619°W | 186 | 56 | 2016 | Vestas 3.3MW | [88] [89] |
Bull Hill Wind Project | Hancock County | 44°43′23″N68°14′33″W / 44.7230°N 68.2425°W | 34.2 | 19 | 2012 | Vestas 1.8MW | [90] |
Canton Mountain Wind Project | Oxford County | 44°30′53″N70°18′11″W / 44.5147°N 70.3031°W | 22.8 | 8 | 2017 | GE 2.85MW | [91] [92] |
Fox Islands Wind Project | Knox County | 44°05′39″N68°51′57″W / 44.0942°N 68.8658°W | 4.5 | 3 | 2009 | GE 1.5MW | [93] [94] |
Hancock Wind Project | Hancock County | 44°45′39″N68°08′49″W / 44.7608°N 68.1469°W | 51 | 17 | 2016 | Vestas 3.3MW | [95] [96] |
Kibby Wind Facility (I&II) | Franklin County | 45°23′07″N70°31′33″W / 45.3853°N 70.5258°W | 132 | 44 | 2009/2010 | Vestas 3.0MW | [97] [98] |
Mars Hill Wind Farm | Aroostook County | 46°32′39″N67°48′40″W / 46.5442°N 67.8111°W | 42 | 28 | 2006 | GE 1.5MW | [99] |
Oakfield Wind Project | Aroostook County | 46°03′29″N68°08′50″W / 46.0581°N 68.1472°W | 148 | 48 | 2015 | Vestas 3.0MW | [100] [101] [102] |
Passadumkeag Wind Park | Penobscot County | 45°04′12″N68°12′36″W / 45.0700°N 68.2100°W | 42.9 | 13 | 2016 | Vestas 3.3MW | [103] [104] |
Pisgah Mountain Wind | Penobscot County | 44°46′38″N68°31′24″W / 44.7773°N 68.5234°W | 9.1 | 5 | 2016 | Vestas 1.8MW | [105] |
Record Hill Wind Farm | Oxford County | 44°38′01″N70°37′40″W / 44.6336°N 70.6277°W | 50.6 | 22 | 2011 | Siemens 2.3MW | [106] [107] |
Rollins Wind Project | Penobscot County | 45°20′46″N68°22′49″W / 45.3460°N 68.3802°W | 60 | 40 | 2011 | GE 1.5MW | [108] [109] |
Saddleback Ridge Wind Project (I&II) | Franklin County | 44°35′36″N70°22′52″W / 44.5933°N 70.3811°W | 34.2 | 12 | 2014/2015 | GE 2.85MW | [110] [111] |
Spruce Mountain Wind Project | Oxford County | 44°24′56″N70°33′35″W / 44.4156°N 70.5598°W | 20 | 10 | 2011 | Gamesa 2.0MW | [112] [113] |
Stetson Wind Farm I & II | Washington County | 45°28′56″N67°59′40″W / 45.4822°N 67.9944°W | 82.5 | 55 | 2009/2010 | GE 1.5MW | [114] [115] [116] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MWAC) | Year Opened | Refs |
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Bowdoin College Solar | Cumberland County | 43°53′46″N69°57′00″W / 43.89611°N 69.95000°W | 1.2 [A] | 2014 | [117] [118] |
Farmington Solar | Franklin County | 76.5 | 2021 | [119] | |
IGS Madison Electric Works | Sommerset County | 44°48′14″N69°50′17″W / 44.8040°N 69.8380°W | 4.1 | 2017 | [120] |
NRG Solar Mule (Colby College Solar Array) | Kennebec County | 44°33′28″N69°40′17″W / 44.5577°N 69.6714°W | 1.5 | 2017 | [121] |
Sanford Airport Solar Project | York County | 43°23′16″N70°42′15″W / 43.38778°N 70.70417°W | 50.0 | 2020/2021 | [122] |
A 0.6MW ground array + 0.6MW rooftop solar
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Discharge Capacity (MW) | Year Opened | Refs |
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William F. Wyman Hybrid | Cumberland County | 43°45′03″N70°09′24″W / 43.7508°N 70.1567°W | 16.2 | 2016 | [19] |
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