MAINE MONITOR • February 14, 2026
The Jay Select Board Monday heard plans for what would be the largest solar farm in Maine. Dale Knapp, head of development for Walden Renewables in Portland, said the company is “in the very early stages of developing a project in Jay” and looking for landowners willing to lease property for solar energy arrays. “We build, own and operate the farms,” he said. Walden Renewables is negotiating with the new owners of the former Androscoggin Mill property to lease undeveloped land on the mill site. An operation that size could generate up to 150 megawatts.