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Retail Choice States Announce Results From Clean Energy Procurement
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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Maine Public Utilities Commission, and utility Green Mountain Power in Vermont, announced that they have collectively selected new clean energy projects totaling 173 megawatts (MW) of new solar generation through a collaborative, multistate, competitive solicitation.
Connecticut is procuring 67 MW across 3 projects.
In Maine, the five awarded solar projects are expected to provide approximately 51 MW of new electricity generation
The selected projects are expected to be online by the end of 2030.
DEEP said that the projects will, "save Connecticut ratepayers money on energy supply and capacity market costs[.]"
Connecticut’s share of the selected projects will be funded through contracts with the state’s electric distribution companies, which are subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
The awarded solar projects, listed by the state which is procuring the related energy products, are:
Connecticut
• Viridis Solar – Panton, VT – 39 MW
• Husky Solar – Plainfield, CT – 12.47 MW
• Fair Haven Solar – Fair Haven, VT – 16 MW
Massachusetts
• Husky Solar – Plainfield, CT – 22.53 MW
• Knox Solar Energy Center – Warren, ME – 18.10 MW
Maine
• Viridis Solar – Panton, VT – 11 MW
• Husky Solar – Plainfield, CT – 15 MW
• Fair Haven Solar – Fair Haven, VT – 4 MW
• Knox Solar Energy Center – Warren, ME – 15 MW
• Turner Meadow Solar Station – Turner, ME – 6 MW
Vermont
• Turner Meadow Solar Station – Turner, ME – 13.81 MW
Combined, these solar projects selected by the New England states will provide approximately 270,000 megawatt-hours a year.
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December 18, 2025
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