IOS - MEW Phase 1
Solar power plant · Somerset County, Maine
Nameplate capacity
4.1 MW
Rank in Maine
#167
of 274 plants
In service since
2017
January 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Madison Energy Holdings LLC
- County
- Somerset County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among solar plants in Maine
- #92 of 175
- EIA plant code
- 61460
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEW1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 4.1 MW | 4.1 MW | 2017 | 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
| Benton Falls Associates | Hydro | 4.2 MW |
| Caribou | Solar | 4.1 MW |
| Loring | Solar | 4.1 MW |
| Winslow PV, LLC | Solar | 4.1 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 4.1 MW solar plant and a 4.1 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