Standard Solar completes 5.7-MW community solar project in Maine

• Greater than 20 Maine services and also organizations are decreasing their energy prices as well as adding to the tidy energy economy through a brand-new community solar project in Bethel, Maine. The 5.7-MW solar array is owned as well as operated by Standard Solar and established in collaboration with ECA Solar.

The project is part of the state's Net Energy Billing that allows Maine energy clients counter their electric expense utilizing the outcome generated by renewable resource projects, like community solar farms.

" As Maine proceeds its drive toward statewide clean-energy and climate-fighting goals, obtaining projects such as this set in Bethel completed and functional is critical," said Harry Benson, supervisor of organization growth at Standard Solar. "Standard Solar is proud to be part of one of Maine's very first completed and also functional community solar projects, as well as we look forward to including more projects throughout the state to make solar power extra accessible and budget friendly to Mainers."

Twenty-three companies as well as organizations make up 100% of the Net Energy Billing Credits developed by the new Bethel community solar project. These organizations include Auburn School Department, Bowdoin College, City of Portland, Colby College, Maine General Medical Center, Maine Maritime Academy, Nestle Waters North America, University of Maine System and York County.

" ECA Solar has enjoyed working with local stakeholders to supply this complete community solar project," Todd Fryatt, President, ECA Solar. "Throughout the past two years, the Town of Bethel as well as the State of Maine played an essential role in supporting the development and building and construction of this tidy energy system. Among other benefits, our collective efforts were able to supply well-paying jobs utilizing neighborhood contractors and also considerable energy savings and also cost assurance to a few of Maine's largest companies. ECA Solar is proud to be a participant of the Bethel community and is optimistic concerning the favorable impact our project will carry the location."

Legislation came on the state in 2019 motivated the development of community solar and various other small renewable resource facilities developing statewide goals of 80% renewable resource by 2030 and also 100% by 2050.

" While there are numerous megawatts of community solar contracted in the state, progression to bring them online has been slow," Benson claimed. "And also while the first community solar farm came online in late 2020, the Bethel project continues to be one of the earlier projects that has actually been built and functional."