Bucksport Generation LLC
Natural gas power plant · Hancock County, Maine
Nameplate capacity
187 MW
Rank in Maine
#5
of 274 plants
In service since
2001
January 2001
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Bucksport Generation LLC
- County
- Hancock County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 3.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Maine
- #4 of 5
- EIA plant code
- 50243
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 187 MW | 178 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Maine
| Maine Independence Station | Natural gas | 550 MW |
| Rumford Power LLC | Natural gas | 275 MW |
| Bingham Wind | Wind | 186 MW |
| Cross Town Energy Storage | Battery storage | 175 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 187 MW solar plant and a 187 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Maine power plants · What Maine actually generates