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AUBURN — With the help of a pair of investors, Good Shepherd Food Bank has installed nearly 900 solar panels at its Hotel Road distribution center, which officials say will allow them to refrigerate perishables while reducing emissions from regional fossil fuel plants.
A total of 895 panels are operation at the Auburn site while another 840 have been installed at their distribution center in Hampden.
Good Shepherd, partnered with Maine-based ReVision Energy, got a permit for the $636,685 project in December 2019.
“The amount of clean energy generated electricity will cover about 70% of what the Auburn and Hampden distribution centers use yearly,” Jessica Donahue, marketing and communications manager for Good Shepherd Food Bank, said. “This is a net even project for us.”