VERSO PAPER

How VERSO PAPER compares

With 298 MW of capacity, VERSO PAPER ranks 4th among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maine and 3rd of the 5 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Maine's operating Natural Gas capacity and 6.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 462nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 79% of the 81 operating Maine plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Hancock County with 2 other operating plants, BULL HILL WIND PROJECT and ELLSWORTH HYDRO STATION.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 187 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 298 MW). Net generation was 14 GWh in 2024 (a 0.9% capacity factor).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is ORRINGTON (345 kV), about 11.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 593 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MAINE INDEPENDENCE STATION (550 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology