RUMFORD FALLS TIMES • June 17, 2025
Voters at the June 14 annual town meeting approved a 180-day moratorium on utility-scale solar projects. A citizen petition was submitted to the Planning Board asking for a pause to revisit and set boundaries for solar farms. Planning Board Chairman Sid Pew said he agreed to put it to a vote at a town meeting. There are two solar farms in place, with two more “in the pipeline.” The moratorium would pertain only to large-scale projects that would be selling power to Central Maine Power. After the 180 days the board has the authority to extend it another 180 days, which would take it to the next annual town meeting.