Mead Rumford Cogen is a natural gas power plant in Maine.
| Plant Name | Mead Rumford Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nd Paper, Inc. |
| City | Rumford |
| County | Oxford County |
| State | Maine |
| ZIP | 04276 |
| Coordinates | 44.54650, -70.54429 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3STG | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| 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.