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Aldermen allow solar project at Manchester landfill for 5% cut 

MANCHESTER — City Aldermen voted Tuesday night to approve a solar development project to be built atop the former landfill on Dunbarton Road in Manchester. The project, proposed by Boston, Mass., firm Kearsarge Energy, is expected to generate an annual payment of $5,000 back to the city, officials said. “This is an opportunity that has […]

Bangor moves toward installing solar panels on city property 

The Bangor City Council could soon take another step toward installing solar panels on city property and using the resulting power to offset municipal electric costs. On Monday night, members of the council’s finance committee unanimously voted to recommend that the city keep working with ReVision Energy on a proposal to build solar panels on an unused […]

Portland Schools Look to Large-Scale Solar Providers for Energy 

PORTLAND — The School Department is planning a switch to solar energy to meet most of its power needs. The department spends just under $1 million for the 3,500 kilowatts of electricity it uses yearly, according to Facilities Director Stephen Stilphen, and a switch to solar could shave $50,000 off that bill. The hope, he […]

Smith Will Partner on New Solar Facility 

Smith and four other leading liberal arts colleges have formed a pioneering collaborative that will allow them to offset 46,000 megawatt hours per year of their collective electrical needs with electricity created at a new solar power facility to be built in Farmington, Maine. The partnership represents the first collaborative purchase of New England-generated solar […]

UMass Boston To Save Up To $5M With Solar Contract | Solar Industry Magazine 

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ALTUS POWER AMERICA AND BORREGO SOLAR SYSTEMS COMPLETE ONE OF THE LARGEST ROOF-TOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND The 3.9 megawatt virtual-net-metered solar installation built atop Boston Business Park is expected to help the University of Massachusetts, Boston avoid up to $5 million in energy costs over the next 20 years. LOWELL, MA […]

Five Leading Liberal Arts College Partner to Create New Solar Energy Facility in Maine 

The Partnership is First Collaborative Purchase of New England-Generated Solar by Any Higher-Ed Consortium Five of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges have formed a pioneering collaborative that will allow them to offset 46,000 megawatt hours per year of their collective electrical needs with electricity created at a new solar power facility to be built […]

Nearby Solar Array Will Supply Bowdoin with Lots of Maine-Made Power 

By Rebecca Goldfine As part of its effort to reduce global carbon emissions and limit the worst effects of climate change, Bowdoin is partnering with a solar energy developer to create a new five-megawatt solar farm close to campus. Sol Systems, based in Washington, DC, will finance the solar project and be the owner and operator. Bowdoin is […]

Eight New Solar Projects Spurred by State Legislation Encourages Renewable Energy Investment and Increases Affordable Access to Clean Power 

By Borrego Solar LOWELL, Mass., Oct. 20, 2020 – Borrego Solar, which develops and delivers clean energy opportunities, has announced eight new projects in municipalities across Maine, continuing its leadership in Northeast U.S. distributed solar markets. The planned projects will consist of a total of 55 megawatts (MW) of solar installations located in Manchester, Orland, Randolph, Strong, […]

MaineHealth commits to solar power for half of its energy needs 

By Tux Turkel, Portland Press Herald MaineHealth has reached agreements to purchase power from three solar electric developers in a plan that’s expected to cut the health care system’s annual electric bill by at least $1 million while encouraging the growth of clean-energy generation in Maine. The 20-year agreements will help support 10 proposed solar […]