Media Advisory: ReEnergy to Restart, Governor LePage to Attend Celebration

The LePage Administration will help celebrate the restart of ReEnergy’s biomass plant as part of National Bioenergy Day in Ashland on Thursday, October 2. The restart will restore 25 well-paying direct jobs and an estimated 150 indirect jobs throughout the region.

“This is a huge win for the people of Aroostook County,” said Governor Paul R. LePage. “We appreciate the investment made by ReEnergy and I thank them for choosing to do business in Maine. My team has worked proactively with the company over the last few years to get to where we are today. This is yet another example of the public and private sector working together for the benefit of Maine people.”

The 39-megawatt ReEnergy Ashland facility generates renewable energy from responsibly harvested green forest residue biomass and unadulterated wood. It is capable of producing approximately 284,000 MWh of electricity each year undefined enough to supply nearly 37,000 homes.

Maine is one of the largest biomass electricity producers in the country with over 20 percent of the State’s electricity generation coming from biomass power plants.

Members of the Media are encouraged to attend the event.

WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 2

WHERE: 63 Realty Rd., Ashland