MAINE PUBLIC • September 16, 2024
Five Maine communities have been selected for a federal program designed to support energy transitions in rural coastal and island communities. Brooklin, Chebeague Island, Cranberry Isles, Passamaquoddy Tribe at the Pleasant Point Reservation and Washington County will get technical and planning assistance to make their energy systems more resilient. Nick Battista of the Island Institute said these communities are often at the end of a long extension cord, making them more vulnerable to outages, and at a disadvantage as they try to incorporate renewable energy sources.