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$8.6M Trenton solar project planned
TRENTON Planning Board members on Jan. 20 unanimously approved an application for a solar generation facility, the town’s first large-scale solar project.
“We’re open for business,” board Chairman John Whetstone told The American regarding members’ readiness to approve solar projects.
“We’re very much in favor of [solar],” he said, adding that the board would like commercial businesses in the area to pursue getting energy credits to save on their electricity bills.
The Trenton Solar Project was presented by Stephen Salsbury, president of Herrick & Salsbury Inc., a land surveying and land use consulting company in Ellsworth. He presented on behalf of clients Renewable Energy Development Partners, LLC (REDP), a Massachusetts-based firm.