🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Maine

Maine operates 13 biomass power plants totaling 411 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 1.5M MWh.

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

All Maine biomass plants

Plant	City	County	Capacity	Operator
Somerset Plant	Skowhegan	Somerset County	107 MW	Sappi Fine Paper North America-Somerset
Woodland Pulp, Llc	Baileyville	Washington County	68 MW	Woodland Pulp Llc
Reenergy Stratton Llc	Stratton	Franklin County	47 MW	Reenergy Stratton Llc
Reenergy Livermore Falls	Livermore Falls	Androscoggin County	40 MW	Reenergy Livermore Falls
Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility	Old Town	Penobscot County	29 MW	Nd Paper, Inc.
Indeck Jonesboro Energy Center	Jonesboro	Washington County	28 MW	Stored Solar J&we
Indeck West Enfield Energy Center	West Enfield	Penobscot County	28 MW	Stored Solar J&we
Eagle Point Energy Center	Orrington	Penobscot County	25 MW	Eagle Point Energy Center, Llc
Regional Waste Systems	Portland	Cumberland County	13 MW	Ecomaine
Georges River Energy	Searsmont	Waldo County	10 MW	Robbins Lumber Inc
Athens Energy	Athens	Somerset County	9 MW	Athens Energy, Llc
Mmwac Resource Recovery Facility	Auburn	Androscoggin County	5 MW	Maine Waste To Energy
Waste Management Crossroads Lfgte	Norridgewock	Somerset County	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

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