DOMTAR - WOODLAND MILL
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 68 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Washington County
- Operator
- WOODLAND PULP LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1906
- EIA plant ID
- 10613
- Generators
- 12
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 382 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 64%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.1568, -67.4016
DOMTAR - WOODLAND MILL, a 68 MW Biomass power plant in Washington County, Maine. Operated by WOODLAND PULP LLC, commissioned 1906.
How DOMTAR - WOODLAND MILL compares
With 68 MW of capacity, DOMTAR - WOODLAND MILL ranks 13th among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maine and 3rd of the 15 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 14% of Maine's operating Biomass capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 47th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1906, it is older than 95% of the 81 operating Maine plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Washington County with 3 other operating plants, including STETSON WIND I and INDECK JONESBORO ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 12 generators at the site with 68 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly wood/wood waste biomass technology. Net generation was 382 GWh in 2024 (a 64% capacity factor), up 2% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1906 and 1970.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by EMERA MAINE, about 3.9 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
DOMTAR - WOODLAND MILL is a 68 MW biomass power plant in Washington County, ME, operated by WOODLAND PULP LLC, commissioned in 1906. Washington County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 61st national percentile. Coastal flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Washington County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 22.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 13.1 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.54 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Washington County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.