PPL Maine - Wyman
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At a Glance |
- Yarmouth, Maine
- 620 megawatt generating capacity*
- Oil-fired
- 8.33 percent ownership (about 52 megawatts)
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The William F. Wyman power plant consist of four oil-fired generation units located on Cousins Island in Yarmouth, Maine. The 620-megawatt plant employs about 80 people.
PPL Maine LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Generation LLC, owns 8.33 percent of Unit 4. FPL Energy Inc. owns the majority of Wyman Unit 4 and operates the plant.
PPL Maine acquired its interest in the Wyman plant in 1999 along with eight hydro stations. As part of the purchase agreement, PPL Maine also acquired 100 megawatts of transaction entitlements over the existing MEPCO high-voltage transmission line, expansion rights for a second high-voltage transmission line from Bangor to New Brunswick, Canada, and rights as a participant in the regional utilities' agreements with Hydro Quebec. PPL is participating in the development of the transmission line and has transaction entitlement rights over it.
These acquisitions gave PPL entrance into the New England Power Pool, which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
* approximate winter rating net capacity