Bar Harbor Task Force Advocates Going Ahead with Higgins Pit Solar Project

Town accepts $220k flood water grant, will start talking about fee schedules CARRIE JONES FEB 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Move forward with the Higgins Pit solar energy project? Check. Keep the renewable energy credits (RECs) it will generate? Check again. Last week, the town’s Task Force on the Climate Emergency declared its support for a proposed solar array project and for keeping the credits it will create … Continue reading Bar Harbor Task Force Advocates Going Ahead with Higgins Pit Solar Project

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Several Councilors Worry Over Higgins Pit Solar Project

Costs and lower production dominate discussion SHAUN FARRAR JAN 18, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR––According to Town Council Vice Chair Gary Friedmann, the concept for the Higgins Pit solar array came along eight years ago. It has been a long road to get the project where it is today, including having to change a section of the town’s land use ordinance to allow ground-mounted solar, and … Continue reading Several Councilors Worry Over Higgins Pit Solar Project

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Emergency Response Crisis Averted

Fuel tank and generator purchase of $200k to keep Bar Harbor emergency services running CARRIE JONES DEC 22, 2023 BAR HARBOR—On a night when about 620 Bar Harbor residents still didn’t have power because of a powerful wind and rain storm the day before, a split Town Council, on Tuesday, approved spending $233,000 in what was called an emergency services measure to both upgrade the … Continue reading Emergency Response Crisis Averted

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