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
OperatorND Paper, Inc.
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

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

Candidate sites near Mead Rumford Cogen
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LARRABEE ROADSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs67.9
REENERGY LIVERMORE FALLSSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs65.4
WOODSTOCKSubstation-AdjacentMEOxford County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.7
MEAD RUMFORD COGENSubstation-AdjacentMEOxford County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.5
TAP136745Substation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs64.3
Mead Rumford CogenBrownfieldMEOxford—13 MW—63.6
KIMBALL ROADSubstation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs63.4
TAP136754Substation-AdjacentMEAndroscoggin County115 kV100 MW3.5 yrs62.8

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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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