Long Pond Community Solar Farm
ReVision Energy’s recent community solar farm, Long Pond CSF, was built on an old landfill on Mount Desert Island and was available to Versant customers.
Size
840 kW / 2,200+ panels
Members
~100 Versant Customers
Annual Output
999,600 kWh
Solar Farm Overview
Freshly built solar arrays are being installed at the Long Pond site, which will turn on at the end of 2021.
Where is it?
Long Pond solar farm is located in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island. It is being built on unserviceable land owned by Eastern Maine Recycling.
How big is it?
This CSF is one of our biggest farms to date, and will serve roughly 100 member-owners.
When finished, the 840 kW farm will be comprised of over 2,200 solar panels.
It will produce 999,600 kWh of clean electricity each year for local Maine communities. That is equivalent to roughly 1,052,579 pounds of carbon pollution kept out of our atmosphere.
Who does it serve?
Long Pond solar farm serves Versant Utility customers located in the Bangor Hydro District, which includes Hancock, Piscataquis and Washington Counties, and most of Penobscot County.
It operates as an ownership model – homeowners and businesses who joined the farm can take advantage of the full value of the share, including a 26% federal tax credit.
Interested in joining a Solar Farm like the Long Pond CSF? Fill out the form below to get started!
A New Use for Unusable Land
Long Pond solar farm was built on an old landfill, giving this otherwise unusable, empty site a new productive life. We are leasing this land from Eastern Maine Recycling, an apt partner for this project as this solar farm is an opportunity to “recycle” the site.
We partnered with MDI-based A Climate To Thrive (ACTT) to organize the development of this solar farm. ACTT seeks to propel Mount Desert Island into the future and preserve its ancient beauty by ridding the island of fossil-fuel power by 2030.
After many months of development, the Long Pond Solar Farm turned on late 2021.
Support Maine’s Zero Carbon Goals and our Communities
A local company, ReVision has been leading the community solar movement in Maine, with a focus on benefiting Mainers. All solar farms developed and maintained by ReVision keep the benefits of solar power local and invested in our communities and local solar farm hosts, like farmer Peter Curra. Watch his feature to learn more!
We have been building solar farms in Maine for over ten years— including the very first community-owned solar farm project in Maine! — and are comprised of a community of employee owners who live and work in Maine. By joining a community solar farm through ReVision Energy, you’re ensuring that your energy savings push forward the local clean energy movement, and supporting local jobs in the process.