Somerset Mill power station

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Somerset Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 107-megawatts (MW) in Somerset County, Maine, United States. It is also known as Skowhegan Mill.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Somerset Mill power station Somerset County, Maine, United States 44.7035, -69.6474 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GEN1, Unit GEN2: 44.7035, -69.6474

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit GEN1 operating[1] bioenergy - paper mill wastes, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids), fossil gas - natural gas[1] 46[1] 1976[1]
Unit GEN2 operating[1] bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] 61[1] 1990[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit GEN1 Sappi Global[2] Sappi Fine Paper North America Somerset[1]
Unit GEN2 Sappi Global[2] Sappi Fine Paper North America Somerset[1]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory". US Energy Information Administration. 44655. Archived from the original on 44655. Retrieved 44655. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230223205400/https://www.sappi.com/somerset-mill. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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