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):

  • GEN1, GEN2: 44.7035, -69.6474

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
GEN1 Operating[1] bioenergy: paper mill wastes, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil, other: other, bioenergy: wastewater and sewage sludge (solids or biogas)[1] 46[1] unknown yes[1] 1976[1] no
GEN2 Operating[1] bioenergy: paper mill wastes, fossil gas: natural gas, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), fossil liquids: fuel oil, other: other[1] 61[1] unknown yes[1] 1990[1] no

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
GEN1 Sappi Fine Paper North America Somerset[1] Sappi Ltd [100%][2] Sappi Ltd [100.0%]
GEN2 Sappi Fine Paper North America Somerset[1] Sappi Ltd [100%][2] Sappi Ltd [100.0%]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20230509053328/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2026-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006165259/https://www.sappi.com/somerset-mill. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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