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Mead Rumford Cogen

Brownfield

Rumford, Oxford, Maine · ND Paper, Inc.

Legacy capacity
13
MW

Mead Rumford Cogen is a natural gas plant in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, retired 2022-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 13 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity13 MW
Retirement date2022-01-01
EIA plant ID#10491

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address35 Hartford St., Rumford, ME, 4276
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Oxford County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)14,017
IT / tech employment22
Construction employment1,074
Land value$3,166/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.95¢/kWh
Industrial power rate12.34¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)0.3%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow
Public water supply2.9 MGD
Industrial water use35.0 MGD
Cooling degree days300
Mean annual temp42°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers7 · 39% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Mead Rumford Cogen, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Mead Rumford Cogen
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
GULF ISLANDSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.6
EC Near Mead Rumford CogenGreenfieldMEOxford——3.5 yrs57.3
TAP159790Substation-AdjacentMEOxford County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.2
TAP136745Substation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.2
TAP136754Substation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.0
RILEYSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs57.0
NORWAYSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.9
LIVERMORE FALLSSubstation-AdjacentMEKennebec County115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs56.8

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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