With some of Maui’s largest fossil fuel-powered energy producers soon to retire and three proposed renewable energy projects no longer moving forward, Hawaiia
The complaint to regulators is just the latest conflict between solar developers and Maine's largest electric utility, which says it is working diligently to complete the work.
Monmouth solar project planned on 55 acres gets OK from Planning Board
Two days after a moratorium that would have halted the project was defeated, the project planned on Ridge Road received board approval with draft conditions.
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MONMOUTH Just two days after the proposed Longroad Development Co. solar project on Ridge Road survived a vote on a proposed moratorium that would have stopped it, the 55-acre project got Planning Board approval.
Planning Board chairperson Steve O’Donnell said Monday that the project got approval on March 11, and no members of the public spoke in opposition to the project.
The Boston-based renewable energy development firm will place about 36 acres of solar equipment, including 8-foot-high panels, on 55 acres of leased land at 483 Ridge Road. The project aims to produce 4.95 megawatts of power exclusively for Bath Iron Works.
Monmouth voters defeat moratorium that would have halted commercial solar projects
On Tuesday, residents voted 578-350 to defeat the article, which allows progress to continue on a proposed solar project on Ridge Road.
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MONMOUTH Voters defeated a proposed moratorium halting commercial solar facilities, allowing a proposal for a 55-acre facility on Ridge Road to proceed.
On Tuesday, residents voted 578-350 to defeat the article.
That measure was placed on the ballot in response to a project planned by Longroad Development Co., a Boston-based renewable energy development firm, that would place about 36 acres of solar equipment, including 8-foot-high panels, on 55 acres of leased land at 483 Ridge Road, and produce 4.95 megawatts exclusively for Bath Iron Works.