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49.4 MW Solar operating in York, ME
49.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.3961, -70.7150
County
York, ME
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Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sanford Airport Solar, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Sanford Airport Solar, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Sanford Solar is a 49.4 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in York County, Maine. The plant began operating in 2020 and has a single generator. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Sanford Airport Solar, LLC. The plant utilizes single-axis tracking for its solar panels. Sanford Solar is ranked as the 7th largest solar plant in Maine out of 153, and 1194th nationally out of 7108.
The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. In its most recent year of operation, Sanford Solar generated 85,739 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.7%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $72.67 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ISO-NE
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc. (ISNE)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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3.2K MWh
Latest Month
85.7K MWh
Annual Generation
19.7%
Capacity Factor
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Data from 2020–2024
$32.6/MWh
Energy Value
$3.1/MWh
Capacity Value
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
River Street Substation · 35 kV
Substation Distance
4.834 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.SANFORD 34.5
Pricing Hub
.Z.MAINE
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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