Rumford Cogeneration

⚡ Other FossilIPP CHP102 MW capacity

14th largest plant in Maine · 2408th nationally

Rumford Cogeneration is a other fossil power plant in Maine with a nameplate capacity of 103 MW. It generates roughly 409.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 38,958 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 371 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%46%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time

Month by month in 2024

100% capacity0Jan: 43.8k MWh (57% of capacity)JFeb: 39.0k MWh (57% of capacity)FMar: 43.4k MWh (57% of capacity)MApr: 37.0k MWh (50% of capacity)AMay: 30.1k MWh (39% of capacity)MJun: 22.8k MWh (31% of capacity)JJul: 30.8k MWh (40% of capacity)JAug: 33.8k MWh (44% of capacity)ASep: 23.2k MWh (31% of capacity)SOct: 33.4k MWh (44% of capacity)ONov: 32.7k MWh (44% of capacity)NDec: 45.9k MWh (60% of capacity)D

Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (103 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.

Capacity103 MWnameplate
Annual Generation409.1k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor46%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂75.9kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameRumford Cogeneration
OperatorNd Paper, Inc.
CityRumford
CountyOxford County
StateMaine
ZIP04276
Coordinates44.55130, -70.54140

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasHydroelectricWindSolarBiomass

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste BiomassBlack Liquor103 MWOperating1990

Emissions (annual)

CO₂75.9k metric tons
SO₂31 metric tons
NOₓ231 metric tons
CO₂ Rate371 lb/MWh
This plant371 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionNPCC
Balancing AuthorityIso New England Inc.

About Other Fossil plants

Rumford Cogeneration is a federally registered power generation facility in Maine.

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