BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 8, 2021
Holden is on track to have its third solar array in town after a solar developer secured the town planning board’s approval for a 27-acre installation. Downeast Solar LLC has now begun coordinating with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to build the panels that will generate 4.5 megawatts of power. A new law adds requirements before medium solar arrays such as the one pending in Holden can take advantage of net energy billing, which gives small- and medium-sized solar developers credits for excess power they supply to the grid. Supporters of the legislation hope the new requirements slow down the pace of new solar projects in an effort to contain costs to ratepayers.