The Dirtiest Lot in Maine Just Got a Second Life, and Illinois Brought Sheep

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The Dirtiest Lot in Maine Just Got a Second Life, and Illinois Brought Sheep

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Nautilus Solar turns a toxic former circuit-board recycling site in Sanford, Maine into a 7 megawatt community solar farm serving over 960 subscribers, the show's first Maine story and Nautilus's third state in two months. Plus: Generate Capital and TurningPoint Energy energize the first site in an eight-project Illinois portfolio, with grazing sheep and a nearly $70 million savings projection to show for it.

Sources:
Generate Capital and TurningPoint Energy Energize 3.5 MWac Community Solar Project in Sandwich, Illinois | Solar Power World | https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/10/3-5-mw-community-solar-project-completed-in-illinois-shines-program/
Nautilus Solar Energizes 7 MW Community Solar Farm on a Former Contaminated Circuit-Board Recycling Site in Sanford, Maine | Energies Media | https://energiesmedia.com/17-acre-maine-lot-once-buried/

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