MORNING SENTINEL • October 16, 2024
A new solar array was plugged into the electric grid this month, delivering enough power for about 500 homes, after a local family, Carl and Janet Quirion, provided the farmland for a new community solar project to combat climate change in Maine. The 11-acre solar farm is expected to send all of the 3.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity it generates annually back into the local grid. Carl Quirion said, “We’re just burning too much fuel, and this will help a little bit.”