ME · State grid profile

Maine power grid

Maine's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Wind. Its 256 plants represent 5,841 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 956 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity5,841 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants256434 operating generators
Proposed capacity956 MW16.4% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations2Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Maine capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas45%2,626 MW
Wind17.7%1,033 MW
Solar14.3%833 MW
Hydro12.1%705 MW
Biomass9.6%559 MW
Storage1.1%64 MW
Industrial & other0.4%22 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Maine power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
William F Wyman HybridPlant 1507Oil & gasYarmouth, MECumberland CountyFPL Energy Wyman LLC863 MW
Westbrook Energy Center Power PlantPlant 55294Oil & gasWestbrook, MECumberland CountyWestbrook Energy Center564 MW
Maine Independence StationPlant 55068Oil & gasVeazie, MEPenobscot CountyCasco Bay Energy Co LLC550 MW
Rumford Power LLCPlant 55100Oil & gasRumford, MEOxford CountyRumford Power275 MW
Bucksport Generation LLCPlant 50243Oil & gasBucksport, MEHancock CountyBucksport Generation LLC187 MW
Bingham WindPlant 57531WindBingham, MEPiscataquis CountyOnward Energy186 MW
Cross Town Energy StoragePlant 66606StorageGorham, MECumberland CountyCross Town Energy Storage LLC175 MW
Great Lakes Hydro America - MEPlant 54134HydroMillinocket, MEPenobscot CountyGreat Lakes Hydro America LLC158 MW
Oakfield Wind ProjectPlant 57002WindCity of Oakfield, MEAroostook CountyOnward Energy148 MW
Kibby Wind FacilityPlant 56829WindChain of Ponds, MEFranklin CountyHelix Maine Wind Development, LLC132 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap