University seeking alternatives to Summit
A Maine university that has been expected to become one of two anchor customers for a natural gas expansion in western Maine said it is exploring alternative energy sources in light of a delay by Summit Natural Gas of Maine.
The University of Maine at Farmington said it has received word that Summit won’t be able to provide natural gas to the university until 2016. That prompted its decision to continue seeking “alternative energy sources in its commitment to find the most viable fuel supply for the needs of the campus and economic development of the region," the Lewiston Sun Journal reported.
Summit told Farmington town officials in August that it would not be expanding its natural gas pipeline to town until at least 2016. The pipeline is being built out from Jay.
State Sen. Thomas Saviello, R-Wilton, told the newspaper that the University of Maine System’s slow process for request for proposals prevented Summit from including UMF on its 2014 schedule for natural gas expansion. If re-elected, he said he will seek to make the UMaine System’s request for proposals process more transparent through legislation.
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