22 Biomass Conversions Underway Thanks to ARRA Funding

You may have heard the news about two recent startups of wood pellet heating systems that were funded by grant money from the federal ARRA (stimulus program), via the Maine Forest Service's Wood to Energy Program.  The two that have announced their completion are the City of Gardiner and Waterville HIgh School, both running wood pellet boilers.  We asked the Forest Service for the complete list of current projects funded by this program. Tom Wood was kind enough to provide the following list (yes, that is really his name!):

Carrabec High / MSAD 74 – Ken Coville
56 North Main Street, North Anson, Maine
635-2727
Pellets; 4 Buildings; 9 Okofen boilers; PES 56

City of Gardiner- Scott Morelli
6 Church Street, Gardiner, Maine 04345
582-6892
Pellets; Town Hall; 2 Okofen boilers; PES 52

Eastern Aroostook- Franklin McElwain
628 Main Street, Caribou, Maine 04736
496-6311
Chips; Messersmith/Hurst FB 1000; 5 MMBTU/hr

Falmouth School- Barbara Powers
51 Woodville Road; Falmouth, Maine 04105
781-3200
Chips; (bidding on boiler open as of 11/3/11); 4.3 MMBTU/hr

Fort Fairfield / MSAD 20-Marc Gendron
28 High School Drive, Fort Fairfield, Maine 04742
473-4455
Chips; Hurst; 4.3 MMBTU/hr

Greenville School Dept.-Beth Lorigan
100 Pritham Ave, Greenville, Maine 04930
695-3708
Pellets; BioMax BM 650; 2.6 MMBTU/hr

Houlton / MSAD 29-Stephen Fitzpatrick
PO Box 190, Houlton, Maine
532-6555
Chips; KOB Viessmann; 4.3 MMBTU/hr

Madawaska School- Terry Wood
328 St Thomas St Suite 201, Madawaska, Maine 04756
728-3346
Chips; KOB Viessmann; 4.3 MMBTU/hr

Messalonskee School District- Gary Smith
41 Heath Street, Oakland, Maine 04963
465-7384
Chips; 3 buildings – Central plant; Messersmith; 7 MMBTU/hr

Millinocket Reg. Hospital- Marie Vienneau
200 Somerset Street, Millinocket, Maine 04662
723-5161
Pellets; Schmid UTSP 700; 2.2 MMBTU/hr

No. Maine Community College- Barry Ingraham
33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, Maine 04769
768-2700
Pellets; Schmid VGFR 900; 3.07 MMBTU/hr

Northern Maine Medical Center- Joey Bard
194 East Main Street, Fort Kent, Maine 04743
834-3155
Chips; (Boiler bidding still open); 6.7 MMBTU/hr

Oxford Hills / MSAD 17-John Parsons
1570 Main Street, Oxford, Maine 04270
743-8972
Chips; KOB Viessmann; 4.3 MMBTU/hr

Phillips School- Lucy Milewski
1401 Rangeley Road, Phillips, Maine 04966
639-2086
Pellets; KOB Viessmann; 2.3 MMBTU/hr

Poland School- Ricky Kusturin
1146 Maine Street, Poland, Maine 04274
998-2727
Chips; KOB Viessmann; 2.4 MMBTU/hr

Town of Mechanic Falls- John Hawley
108 Lewiston Road, Mechanic Falls, Maine 04256
345-2871
Pellets; Hamont CatFire 100; .35 MMBTU/hr

Town of Strong- Milt Baston
14 South Main Street, Strong, Maine 04983
441-6965
Pellets; Hamont Catfire 60; 60 kw

Town of Thorndike- James Bennett
200 Ward Hill Road, Thorndike, Maine 04986
568-3656
Pellets; Okofen; 32 kw

University of Maine Coop Extension-Andrew Plant
57 Houlton Road, Presque Isle, Maine 04769
532-6548
Pellets; Skanden; 20 kw

University of Maine Fort Kent- John D. Murphy
23 University Drive, Fort Kent, Maine 04743
834-7516
Pellets; (Boiler bidding still open); 1.4 MMBTU/hr

University of Maine Presque Isle-David St.Peter
181 Main Street, Presque Isle, Maine 04769
768-9577
Pellets; KOB Viessmann; 2.3 MMBTU/hr

Waterville Public School- Jim Reny
25 Messalonskee Ave., Waterville, Maine 04901
873-4281
Pellets; AFS Hurst; 4.3 MMBTU/hr 

For more info about this program, you may contact the administrators at Wood2energy@maine.gov or (800) 367-0223.

Wood to Energy Grants Program
Maine Forest Service
Maine Department of Conservation
22 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04330
Office Phone: 207-287-3920