Power plants in Maine

270 operating power projects with 6,021 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.

Projects

270

Nameplate capacity

6,021 MW

Counties with a plant

16

Operators

134

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Capacity by fuel

MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.

Largest power plants in Maine

Top 50 · All 270 plants
PlantPrimary fuelMWCountyOperator
William F Wyman HybridOil863CumberlandFPL Energy Wyman LLC
Westbrook Energy Center Power PlantNatural gas564CumberlandWestbrook Energy Center
Maine Independence StationNatural gas550PenobscotCasco Bay Energy Co LLC
Rumford Power LLCNatural gas275OxfordRumford Power
Bucksport Generation LLCNatural gas187HancockBucksport Generation LLC
Bingham WindWind186PiscataquisOnward Energy
Cross Town Energy StorageBattery storage175CumberlandCross Town Energy Storage LLC
Great Lakes Hydro America - MEHydro148PenobscotGreat Lakes Hydro America LLC
Oakfield Wind ProjectWind148AroostookOnward Energy
Kibby Wind FacilityWind132FranklinHelix Maine Wind Development, LLC

Maine power plants by fuel

Newest plants in Maine

Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.

Counties with the most capacity

Largest operators in Maine

Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.

All 270 plants in Maine, by county

Androscoggin County 23 plants

Aroostook County 26 plants

Cumberland County 22 plants

Franklin County 14 plants

Hancock County 12 plants

Kennebec County 33 plants

Knox County 5 plants

Oxford County 20 plants

Penobscot County 35 plants

Piscataquis County 3 plants

Somerset County 37 plants

Waldo County 9 plants

Washington County 7 plants

York County 17 plants

Questions about power plants in Maine

How many power plants are in Maine?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 270 operating power projects in Maine, with 6,021 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.

What is the largest power plant in Maine?

William F Wyman Hybrid in Cumberland County, with 862.7 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Westbrook Energy Center Power Plant, with 563.9 MW.

How much of Maine's capacity is other?

1,344 MW, about 22% of nameplate capacity. 16 projects have other as their primary fuel.

Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources