Power Plants in Hancock County, Maine

Hancock County, Maine has 12 power plants totaling 378 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants12operating sites
Capacity377 MWnameplate
Generation444.4k MWhannual
CO₂10.0kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 49%Wind 42%Solar 6%Hydroelectric 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Bucksport Generation LlcBucksportNatural Gas187 MWBucksport Generation Llc
Weaver WindTownship 16Wind72.6 MWWeaver Wind, Llc (Longroad)
Hancock Wind PlantT22 MdWind51.0 MWOnward Energy
Bull Hill Wind ProjectEastbrookWind34.5 MWEvergreen Wind, Llc
Ellsworth Hydro StationEllsworthHydroelectric8.9 MWBrookfield Black Bear Hydro, Llc
Bd Solar Hancock LlcAugustaSolar7.0 MWBd Solar Hancock Llc
Bd Solar Ellsworth LlcAugustaSolar7.0 MWBd Solar Hancock North Llc
Caterpillar HillSedgwickSolar4.9 MWAes Clean Energy
Brng Nicolin (Csg)EllsworthSolar3.3 MWNautilus Solar Solutions
Mariaville Road Elsworth Solar, LlcEllsworthSolar1.6 MWRea Investments, Llc
Three Rivers Solar Power, LlcEastbrookSolar— MWThree Rivers Solar Power, Llc
Hogs BayFranklinSolar— MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

About power generation in Hancock County

Hancock County, Maine has 12 power plants totaling 378 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 49% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (42%) and Solar (6%). The largest facility is Bucksport Generation Llc at 186 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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