Published by Maine Public Radio on September 16, 2024.
Five Maine communities have been selected for a federal program designed to support energy transitions in rural coastal and island communities.
Brooklin, Chebeague Island, Cranberry Isles, Passamaquoddy Tribe at the Pleasant Point Reservation and Washington County will get technical and planning assistance to make their energy systems more resilient.
Nick Battista is with the Island Institute, which works with communities and experts around the country as part of the program.
“When you get to the edges of the grid and you start talking about adding more renewable energy, or you start talking about how you manage the electrical demand on a small grid, you have variability across a whole bunch of different areas, and that makes it really challenging,” Battista said.
