Bucksport Generation power station

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Bucksport Generation power station is an operating power station of at least 187-megawatts (MW) in Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bucksport Generation power station Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States 44.5738, -68.8046 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC1: 44.5738, -68.8046

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC1 operating[1] gas, fuel oil[1] 187[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2001[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
Unit CC1 Jera Americas Inc.[2] Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) [50.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220516043726/https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2022/05/12/jera-americas-power-stations-wind-hydrogen-texas.html. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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