PowerMarket, SunRaise flip switch on large Maine community solar project

Last month, a 7.45-MW community solar project in China, Maine went live and has begun to feed clean energy into the Central Maine Power utility grid. This is the fourth community solar project that PowerMarket, an employee-owned community solar management company and SunRaise, a New England solar developer, owner and operator, have partnered on in Maine.

The community solar project is providing over 1,000 Mainers access to supporting clean energy in the state. In addition, these subscribers will receive savings on the community solar credits they earn from participating in the project.

“There has been a lot of discussion about reduction targets that we need to hit in order to reduce the impacts of climate change,” said Patrick Jackson, co-founder of SunRaise Investments. “Community solar will continue to play a large role in our ability to meet these goals nationally and right here in Maine. This project brings us another step closer to where we need to be.”

Through its partnerships and relationships in Maine, PowerMarket worked to ensure that the China community solar project was fully subscribed before the project went online. While there are no longer spots for subscribers on the China community solar project, Mainers who are interested in participating in community solar can join the Market Street community solar project in Gardiner, Maine, via PowerMarket’s marketplace. 

News item from PowerMarket

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Original Source: https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/01/powermarket-sunraise-maine-community-solar-project/