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Bucksport Generation LLC

Bucksport Generation LLC is a 187 MW operating gas power plant in Hancock County, Maine, operated by Bucksport Generation LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1965 (current stage)
  5. ClosedNov 2018 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine187 MW OperatingJan 2001
GEN3Natural Gas Steam Turbine72 MW RetiredJul 1988Nov 2018
GEN5Natural Gas Steam Turbine24 MW RetiredNov 2012Nov 2018
GEN2Wood/Wood Waste Biomass16 MW RetiredJul 1965Jan 2017

Plant details

Operator
Bucksport Generation LLC
Location
Hancock County, Maine
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 187 MW
Retired: 112 MW
First unit online
Jul 1965
EIA plant ID
50243

Location

44.5738, -68.8046

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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