USDA to provide $1.7M for energy upgrades to 14 Maine businesses
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Maine Beer Co.'s previously installed solar system at its brewery in Freeport.
Fourteen small businesses in Maine will receive $1.7 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to reduce energy usage and costs.
The grants, through the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program, will fund projects including solar energy systems, anaerobic digesters to create electricity from waste and thermal conversion systems, said U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin in a joint release.
"Energy can be one of the biggest expenses for small businesses, and this kind of investment can go a long way toward bringing down those costs over the long term," Pingree said in a statement "Maine's rural and agricultural sector is a big part of the state's economy and grants like these can help preserve and create jobs in our communities."
Poliquin said the funding will allow the businesses to invest in renewable energy technology to lower energy costs and create more jobs.
The Maine businesses that received grants are:
Athens Energy LLC in Bangor: $556,520
Janel Inc. DBA Camp Tapawingo in Sweden: $29,000
Justice Farm Inc. in Gorham: $8,565
LaBrie Farms LLC in Saint Agatha: $49,500
Maine Beer Co. LLC in Freeport: $49,273,
Gilles M. Michaud in Caswell: $106,862,
North Branch LLC in Monroe: $5,048,
Planson International Corp. in New Gloucester: $27,222
Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner: $22,261
Smith’s Farm LLC in Westfield: $227,681
Sparky’s Apiaries Inc. in Hope: $1,867
The Wildwood Corp. in Bridgton: $59,301
VGBLADS LLC in Brunswick: $500,000
William M. Lowe Inc. in Rockland: $19,950
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