FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) – Aroostook County helps the State of Maine one step nearer to attaining its objective of 80 p.c renewable vitality use by 2030.
From May 1 to May 3, Versant Power claims the Fort Kent space was powered solely by regionally generated photo voltaic vitality, regardless of producing extra electrical energy than wanted through the center of the day. This milestone marks a major achievement within the transition to renewable vitality. Judy Long, Senior Communications Manager for Versant Power highlighted the complexity and innovation concerned in getting thus far.
“That takes plenty of technological experience, it takes plenty of planning, and that is one thing that hasn’t actually been completed earlier than in lots of locations within the nation, and certainly on the earth. In northern Maine, we have made an excellent begin and we all know there’s extra, but it surely’s not so simple as plug and play. Solar vitality requires technical experience and planning to combine into the grid. So having the Fort Kent space, greater than 11,000 clients, powered solely by photo voltaic vitality in any given time frame is an unbelievable achievement right here in Maine.
These efforts are a part of a broader push to assist renewable vitality integration throughout the state, with the final word objective of utilizing 100% renewables by 2050 state large. Since 2020, the corporate has collaborated with builders to attach greater than 140 megawatts of photo voltaic vitality to the grid, processing greater than 1,780 functions for renewable vitality initiatives.
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