PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 14, 2022
Construction has started in Winthrop on a solar energy project that will provide electricity to the Maine power grid and cost savings to MaineHealth. The project, on 25 acres, is being engineered and built by Nexamp and Borrego, a developer of large-scale renewable energy projects. It’s expected to be completed early next year. The 5 megawatts AC/7.6 megawatts DC project is on land owned by the family of Thomas Saliba, a former trustee of MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center. Proceeds from the land lease will be donated to MaineHealth, the state’s largest health care system. Five megawatts is enough to power more than 800 homes. Saliba said he likes the idea of being able to preserve the land while also providing support for health care and the environment.