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Somerset Plant

Somerset Plant is a 107 MW operating bioenergy plant in Somerset County, Maine, operated by Sappi Fine Paper North America-Somerset.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1976 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN2Wood/Wood Waste Biomass61 MW OperatingOct 1990
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste Biomass46 MW OperatingJan 1976

Plant details

Operator
Sappi Fine Paper North America-Somerset
Location
Somerset County, Maine
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 107 MW
First unit online
Jan 1976
EIA plant ID
50406

Location

44.7035, -69.6474

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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