65th largest plant in Maine · 6014th nationally
Pisgah Mountain Wind is a wind power plant in Maine with a nameplate capacity of 9.1 MW. It generates roughly 24.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,302 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 30% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Pisgah Mountain Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pisgah Mountain, Llc |
| City | Clifton |
| County | Penobscot County |
| State | Maine |
| ZIP | 04428 |
| Coordinates | 44.77734, -68.52342 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PISGA | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 9.1 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.