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53: 785: 52: 1995: 1774: 299: 715: 391:, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km), of which 1.0 square mile (2.7 km) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km), or 46.51%, is water. 327:, which means it is fired up to operate only during times of high electricity demand in the region, such as hot summer days. The Wyman Energy Center also includes a 562: 2000: 1990: 1985: 1455: 679: 1157: 248: 708: 1980: 1693: 74: 1637: 1485: 1806: 1362: 670: 334:
system which was the largest and the first of its kind in New England at the time of commissioning. The battery is designed to provide
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in the basement of his Cousins Island home. King died in 2019, but the station is still on air today.
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an option for handling the continual changes in electricity supply and demand.
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by a 15-minute ferry ride on the Chebeague Transportation Company's ferry, the
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The island is connected to mainland Yarmouth by the
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Cousins Island (Maine)
Census-designated place
Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine.
Cumberland County
Maine
43°45′45″N 70°8′25″W / 43.76250°N 70.14028°W / 43.76250; -70.14028
Country
State
Maine
County
Cumberland
Town
Yarmouth
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Area code
207
FIPS code
Casco Bay
Yarmouth
Cumberland County
Maine
census-designated place
2010 census
Portland
South Portland
Biddeford

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