W.F. Wyman steam station, Yarmouth, 1963
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Maine Historical Society
Steam Power
Steam-powered electrical plants work by burning a variety of fuels; the heat they generate creates steam that drives the engines or turbines that are connected to the generators that produce electricity.
For utility companies, steam stations were an important complement to hydroelectric generation, because their fuel was not subject to seasonal variations in water levels.
The oil-fired Wyman Steam Station, located on Cousins Island in Yarmouth, went online in 1957.
A second unit began operation the following year. The plant was named for then-CMP president William F. Wyman, son of the company’s founder.
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