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BIOENERGY PLANTS · GAS POWER PLANTS · OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTSRed Shield Envir Old Town Facility
Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility is a 44.5 MW out of service power plant in Penobscot County, Maine, operated by ND Paper, Inc..
Plant statusMothballed
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- OperatingJul 1946 (completed)
- MothballedDec 2013 (current stage)
This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TG6 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 16 MW | Out of service long-term |
| TG4 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 13 MW | Out of service long-term |
| TG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 9.5 MW | Retired |
| TG1 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.5 MW | Retired |
| TG2 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | Retired |
Plant details
- Operator
- ND Paper, Inc.
- Location
- Penobscot County, Maine
- Balancing authority
- ISNE
- Sector
- Industrial CHP
- Capacity
- Out of service: 28.5 MW
Retired: 16.0 MW - First unit online
- Jul 1946
- EIA plant ID
- 10700
Location
44.9181, -68.6355
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem