Bangor, Maine– access Community Solar farms
Ampion connects people in Bangor, Maine to Community Solar gardens, enabling residents to help the environment while saving money!
With no upfront costs and nothing to install, joining a Community Solar farm in Bangor, ME is the easiest way to help the environment by using clean, climate-friendly energy to power communities like yours. In fact, Ampion is working with several solar farms right in and around Bangor:
211 B solar farm– 0 Pushaw Road, Bangor, ME
Union St solar farm– 1801 Union St Bangor, ME
Hermon solar farm– 1640 Hammond St, Hermon, ME
Read on to learn how you can lower your electric bill, help the planet, and energize your community by supporting clean, renewable energy.
Community Solar serving Bangor, Maine
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Community Solar– From the solar farm to the power grid to Bangor, Maine
Solar farms in the Bangor area generate electricity from sunlight and send it to the utility grid where it becomes part of the overall power supply. Homes and businesses in Bangor and surrounding communities receive electricity like they always have, only now it’s a little greener.
Kilowatt hour (kWh) reductions are applied to your energy bill monthly
Ampion members are matched to a local solar farm in the Bangor area and assigned a portion of the energy it produces. Depending on the program, that “share” of energy comes back to members on their utility bill in the form of kilowatt hour (kWh) reductions — reducing or even completely offsetting what you owe to your utility!
You get a 15% discount for each kWh of generation
Each month Ampion will bill you at a discounted rate for every kilowatt hour (kWh) applied to your utility bill, based on the electricity generated by your portion of the solar farm. In Maine, the discount is 15%. You pay Ampion 15% less per kWh than what you’d pay your utility! This is where the savings come in. And those savings add up, resulting in more affordable energy for you and a more sustainable community for Bangor, Maine!
Accessing Community Solar– Bangor, Maine
Community Solar became an option for Bangor residents and businesses with the passage of several state laws in 2019. Maine became the 21st state to pass Community Solar legislation that encourages development of these renewable energy projects. The State of Maine set the laws aim to significantly increase access to Community Solar and other renewables for businesses and residents, regardless of the type of building, home or apartment they’re in.
The City of Bangor takes sustainability seriously. In 2021, the Bangor City Council unanimously voted to come up with a resolve to address climate change. The City of Bangor began enacting its Climate Action Plan in spring 2022. The City joined forces with BACTS (Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System), the Town of Orono, the University of Maine and Husson University to assess the Bangor area’s level of greenhouse gas emissions and to find ways to achieve carbon neutrality.
We’re big fans of this type of collaboration! At Ampion, we work closely with communities across Maine and other states to increase adoption of renewable energy. It’s exciting to see this type of municipal cooperation in an effort to improve community sustainability. We applaud efforts like this to take positive steps in addressing climate change.
To learn more about Community Solar in Maine, be sure to check out the Maine Public Utilities Commission website (PUC for short). It’s got a nice summary of the programs, with links to more information for those who are extra curious. The Net Energy Billing page summarizes the high level requirements of the program, and links to the list of program participants who are registered with the PUC (including Ampion!) to make the program run.
Lower your Utility Bill, Help the Planet, Energize your Community
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