SUN JOURNAL • March 5, 2021
Solar developers from New York have proposed a 20-megawatt, 101-acre solar array off of Sabattus Street. The Planning Board will take up the $29.1 million project Monday night. “This is by far the biggest solar project we have in Lewiston; most of the other projects we’ve approved are anywhere from 1 to 4 megawatts,” David Hediger, director of planning and code enforcement, said Friday. DESRI and North Light Development are behind the Old Mill Solar project, according to the application with the board. DESRI is described as “one of the leading owner-operators of renewable energy projects in North America,” with 40 projects. Developers have leased nine properties for the project.