The Town of Kittery City Council approved a plan for 50-kilowatt turbine, which may produce up to 90,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year.
On Monday night, the Town Council approved the project and voted to set aside $50,000 from the town’s matching grant fund and as much as $100,000 from its solid-waste reserve fund for the project. In October, the Maine Public Utilities Commission selected Kittery’s project for a $50,000 grant from its Voluntary Renewable Resources Fund.
Kittery’s project would power the trash transfer station and is expected to provide electricity for a portion of the nearby Shapleigh Middle School. In addition, the town would be able to sell renewable energy credits to buyers that want to reduce their carbon footprint.
