Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine
Greenville is being eyed for Maine’s latest battery storage project
By Daniel O'Connor
Published on: February 25, 2026
It is an example of Maine working toward its goal of expanding battery storage capacity despite President Donald Trump’s hard turn against many forms of alternative energy.
Officials in Greenville are considering a proposal to build a battery energy storage facility at a former steam plant.
The project, which was pitched to the town select board last week by the New York-based startup Ground Floor Energy, aims to stabilize the local energy grid. Selectmen allowed Ground Floor to go ahead with a pre-application for a grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission, a government agency that funds rural economic development projects.
The local green light is a first step for a major energy project. It is an example of Maine working toward its goal of expanding battery storage capacity despite President Donald Trump’s hard turn against many forms of alternative energy, including offshore wind technology that has been central to Gov. Janet Mills’ ambitious goals in this policy area.
Much remains unclear about the project, which is still in its earliest stages. There are already seven battery storage facilities that have more than 230 megawatts of capacity, approaching a state goal of 400 megawatts by 2030.
The proposed structure would be housed in Greenville’s former steam plant, which has since been turned into a biochar production facility owned by the local company Clean Maine Carbon. Biochar, a charcoal-like fertilizer made from burning wood material at high temperatures, is considered a green alternative to other fertilizers because it sequesters carbon.
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Dan McKay
Every wind and solar project in Maine should be paying for every battery installed in Maine as they are the only reason for the need of battery backup. Sudden flucuations in solar and wind outputs along with the sudden drop in solar output upon the approaching sunset stresses the grid that has to rapidly find nearly 1000 megawatts per hour to meet peak hour demand, up from 400 MW per hour. Instead our government will subsidize these batteiries even as the grid operators must pay premium prices to accelerate natural gas and pumped hydro storage and, now batteries to keep up with demand.
Government intervention into grid operations has no foundation of cause as carbon dioxide is no longer a gas that requires reduction. The planet craves more carbon dioxide. The government is designing a crash in plant growth. The government is evil.
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