$60M bioplant proposed for southern ME
A fledgling organization has proposed building a $60-million bio-energy plant in South Portland that would create electricity from wood chips, alternative fuel from sugar beets and grow organic crops or flowers in a commercial greenhouse.
The Maine Renewable Energy Consortium, led by local developer James Talbot, this week presented its preliminary plan to South Portland city councilors, who have not made a decision on the proposal yet, KeepMeCurrent.com reported. Talbot's partners are Don Johnson, owner of Phoenix Welding in Portland, and Gordon Hurtubise of South Portland. If all the regulatory hurdles are passed, the group said it would begin construction next year and hopes to complete the facility by 2013, according to the Forecaster. The project would create between 35 and 40 jobs, the paper said.
A representative for the group told councilors they are looking at another site in Aroostook County, but that they prefer South Portland because of its proximity to Portland harbor, rail lines and oil tank farms, according to KeepMeCurrent.com.
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