Hancock Wind Plant
Hancock County, Maine · EIA plant ID 58686 · Operator: Novatus Energy
Nameplate51MWSummer 51 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation116GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor26%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8.2 | 21.6% | — |
| 2017 | 138.2 | 30.9% | — |
| 2018 | 140.9 | 31.5% | — |
| 2019 | 145.8 | 32.6% | — |
| 2020 | 132.6 | 29.6% | — |
| 2021 | 121.6 | 27.2% | — |
| 2022 | 125.5 | 28.1% | — |
| 2023 | 111.4 | 24.9% | — |
| 2024 | 117.2 | 26.2% | — |
| 2025 | 120.4 | 26.9% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANC1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 51 | 51 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | vestas V117-3.3 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Novatus Energy. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Novatus Energy | 100.0% | 51 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Weaver Wind | 73 MW | 4.5 km |
| Three Rivers Solar Power, LLC | — | 6.2 km |
| Bull Hill Wind Project | 35 MW | 8.6 km |
| Wymans Deblois | 5 MW | 15.5 km |
| Downeast Wind | 126 MW | 18.1 km |
| Hogs Bay | — | 21 km |