Rumford power station
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Rumford power station is an operating power station of at least 275-megawatts (MW) in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Rumford power station | Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States | 44.5303, -70.5219 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC1: 44.5303, -70.5219
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Operating[1] | fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 275[1] | combined cycle[1] | no[1] | 2000[1] |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Rumford Power Inc [100%][2] | Carlyle Group Inc [100.0%] |
Background
The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired Rumford Power Station in March of 2019[3], and as of 2022 still owns it . More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.
During the time Carlyle has owned Rumford, EPA emissions data[4] are as follows:
| Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 | Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021 |
| 26917 | 68084 | 68084 |
| Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 | Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021 |
| 13 | 32 | 32 |
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210428/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/december_generator2018.xlsx. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Emera Completes Sale of New England Gas-Fired Generation Facilities". Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ "GHG Facility Details - Rumford Power LLC". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
