BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 10, 2022
Versant Power is studying 60 proposed solar projects for potential impact to its power grid area, which includes Aroostook and parts of northern Penobscot and Washington counties. There are nearly 8,000 solar installations throughout Maine, with the majority on residential rooftops. Those installations produce 420 megawatts of power, according to statewide data. Although Aroostook only has 1 percent of them and produces just 8.75 megawatts of power.