Maine

The 7 MW installation is part of a larger 70 MW portfolio in Maine, purchased by Goldman Sachs in late 2021.

In this series, pv magazine will be exploring incentives and programs available to both installers and customers of all sizes looking to go solar state-by-state, across the country.

The acquisitions bring Standard Solar’s owned assets above 20MW in Massachusetts and above 50MW in Maine.

The developer is active in community solar, multifamily, commercial, industrial, and rooftop markets.

Central Maine Power Company admitted that its solar power interconnection processes were at fault in 2020-2021, and has offered a settlement that includes hiring grid analysts, funding a working group between the industry and utility, and greatly tightening upgrade cost estimates.

Two potato farmers in Maine are set to receive grant funding as part of more than $24 million designated for decarbonized energy infrastructure projects in rural communities in the state. The program is available in eligible rural communities countrywide.

The 7.5 MW project is set to begin construction in early 2022 and is on track to begin delivering energy by the start of the 2022-23 ski season.

The arrangement links colleges in a 20-year power purchase agreement that mirrors corporate-style renewable sourcing strategies.

The projects include 6.6 MW in capacity and are the third and fourth acquired by Greenbacker from ReneSola in Maine this year.

pv magazine looks at the six New England states’ solar incentives, several of which rank among the top 10 best incentives in the nation.