5th largest plant in Maine · 1648th nationally
Bucksport Generation Llc is a natural gas power plant in Maine with a nameplate capacity of 187 MW. It generates roughly 12.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,218 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1571 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bucksport Generation Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bucksport Generation Llc |
| City | Bucksport |
| County | Hancock County |
| State | Maine |
| ZIP | 04416 |
| Coordinates | 44.57380, -68.80460 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 187 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 72.0 MW | Retired | 1988 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.0 MW | Retired | 2012 |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 15.6 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| CO₂ | 10.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 6 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1571 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.