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    Standard Solar and Acadia Energy to develop 7.5 MW solar farm in Maine

    April 28, 2022
    Approximately 10% of that power will be used by Smith’s Farm and the rest will be used by commercial and industrial organizations in Aroostook County
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    Standard Solar and Acadia Energy will develop a 7.5 MW solar farm in an industrial park in the Town of Fort Fairfield, Maine.

    The solar farm will be developed on land leased from Smith’s Farm, Inc and land owned by ReEnergy Biomass Operations that previously had a biomass power facility.

    The firms will install a fixed tilt ground mount system, which is expected to generate an estimated 9,112 megawatt-hours of energy in the first year of operation.

    Approximately 10% of that power will be used by Smith’s Farm and the rest will be used by commercial and industrial organizations in Aroostook County.

    Work on the project is expected to begin in May and end in the fourth quarter.

    “The Fort Fairfield project will transform the least desirable area of the former industrial site into a clean energy producer that benefits the community while creating additional lots for the Town to lease or sell,” said Eric Partyka, Director of Business Development, Standard Solar. “The Town is showing tremendous leadership and vision in taking this step toward a more sustainable future. We are proud to partner with Acadia Energy to bring the Town and Aroostook County the benefits of local clean energy.”

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    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    He can be reached at [email protected]. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids.

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