The millions at stake for Orrington as another blaze erupts at embattled trash plant

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 18, 2026

A massive fire that broke out Tuesday is the latest setback for the embattled Orrington trash plant. Eagle Point Energy Center has sat idle for years, having been shuttered by foreclosure in 2023. Prior to its closure, the facility burned thousands of tons of waste a year from dozens of communities throughout Penobscot County and beyond. Then Evan Coleman purchased the facility around February 2024. Reopening was significantly pushed back by a 10-day fire in October 2024. At stake is at least $3 million of taxpayer money that Coleman is supposed to pay the town, which owns 25% of the facility. If that money is not paid, Orrington would have to foreclose on the property to recoup its losses.