274.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Oxford, ME — ISO New England Inc.
274.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.5303, -70.5219
County
Oxford, ME
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Rumford Power | Rumford Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Rumford Power | Carlyle Group | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Rumford Power LLC is a 274.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Oxford County, Maine. The plant began operating in 2000 and consists of two generators. It is owned by the Carlyle Group and operated by Rumford Power. The plant is the third-largest of five power plants in Maine, and ranks 675th out of 945 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported data, Rumford Power generated 637,701 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
10.4K MWh
Latest Month
637.7K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rumford Industrial Park Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Central Maine Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
UN.RUMFD_IP18.0RUMF
Pricing Hub
.Z.MAINE
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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