Syncarpha Capital and Pacolet Milliken Expand their Solar Portfolio throughout Maine
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NEW YORK, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Syncarpha Capital, a full-service solar developer, owner and operator of community solar farms, and Pacolet Milliken LLC, a family-owned investment company with deep roots in Maine, are pleased to announce their 2021 expansion throughout the state. Thanks to the state s Net Energy Billing Program, Syncarpha and Pacolet Milliken anticipate building approximately 74 MW, comprised of 11 projects that have obtained their state and local permits. Located throughout the state, this portfolio includes projects in Augusta, Belfast, Corinna, Edgecomb, Old Town, Pittsfield, Readfield, Troy, Wiscasset & Waldoboro, a number of which are scheduled to break ground this summer. These projects will connect to the local electric distribution systems. Central Maine Power residential customers who sign up with Sync
Published May 21, 2021, 4:20 PM
The rules for the targeted green energy auction program (GEAP) will be laid down next month, according to the Department of Energy (DOE), but the actual bidding for renewable energy (RE) capacity installations will likely be undertaken second half of the year yet.
Energy Assistant Secretary Redentor E. Delola said the rules on the RE auction is still up for approval by Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi – primarily on the definitive schedule for the bidding and the volume to be offered in the auction process.
‘The volume is dependent on the proposed hike by NREB (National Renewable Energy Board) of the RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standard) requirement,” he stated.
Forbid tax subsidies to biomass plants
Published: 5/14/2021 4:12:51 PM I write regarding the Gazette’s article on the Leverett Town Meeting in the May 3 edition. I spoke in favor of resolution 25 on our town warrant to forbid tax subsidies to biomass plants, but you quote me only as saying that many of us are concerned about the effects of fossil fuels.
While that is true, that is not what I said that was germane to the resolution. What I said in support of the resolution is that biomass plants which burn wood generate more harmful pollutants than even fossil fuels! The point is, that although wood is a renewable energy source and fossil fuels are not, we should not support wood as a major energy source for electricity or heating schools and other businesses.
Ann Ferguson: Forbid tax subsidies to biomass plants
Published: 5/12/2021 7:03:50 PM I write regarding the Gazette’s article on the Leverett Town Meeting in the May 3 edition. I spoke in favor of resolution 25 on our town warrant to forbid tax subsidies to biomass plants, but you quote me only as saying that many of us are concerned about the effects of fossil fuels.
While that is true, that is not what I said that was germane to the resolution. What I said in support of the resolution is that biomass plants which burn wood generate more harmful pollutants than even fossil fuels! The point is, that although wood is a renewable energy source and fossil fuels are not, we should not support wood as a major energy source for electricity or heating schools and other businesses.