WESTBROOK ENERGY CENTER POWER PLANT

How WESTBROOK ENERGY CENTER POWER PLANT compares

With 564 MW of capacity, WESTBROOK ENERGY CENTER POWER PLANT ranks 2nd among the 83 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Maine and is the largest of the 5 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 30% of Maine's operating Natural Gas capacity and 13% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 289th-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 Cumberland County with 7 other operating plants, including WILLIAM F WYMAN and S D WARREN WESTBROOK.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 564 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,022 GWh in 2024 (a 61% capacity factor), up 23% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SOUTH GORHAM (345 kV), about 2.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by CENTRAL MAINE POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 1,016 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WILLIAM F WYMAN (846 MW, Oil).

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