Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 10700
- Capacity
- 28.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wood
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Status
- Out of service
- Location
- Penobscot, ME
- Operating Since
- 1965
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- ND Paper, Inc.
- Parent Company
- Nine Dragons Global Investments
- Annual Generation
- 0 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility
Out of serviceBlack LiquorWood Waste
Ranked #4 of 8 Wood Waste plants in ME#50 of 108 nationally
28.5 MW Wood Waste out of service in Penobscot, ME — ISO New England Inc.
EIAWD
28.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1965
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.9181, -68.6355
County
Penobscot, ME
Nearby Plants
- Milford Hydro StationHydro7.8 MW · 2.8 km
- Stillwater BHydro2.4 MW · 3.8 km
- Stillwater Hydro StationHydro1.8 MW · 3.8 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ND Paper, Inc. | ND Paper | — |
| Owner(s) | ND Paper, Inc. | Nine Dragons Global Investments | — |
| Status | Out of service | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
The Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility is a 28.5 MW biomass power plant located in Penobscot County, Maine. The plant began operating in 1965 and utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source. It consists of two generators. The facility is owned by Nine Dragons Global Investments, a company based in Hong Kong, and operated by ND Paper, Inc., a subsidiary of the parent company.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. According to available data, the Red Shield Envir Old Town Facility ranks as the third-largest biomass plant in the state of Maine, out of a total of three such plants. Nationally, it is ranked 59th out of 66 biomass plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
46 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
Industrial CHP
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Great Works Hydro
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
NPCC/ISO New England/Graham 46
Pricing Hub
.Z.MAINE
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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