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RSU 40 reviews $6 million campus energy package including biomass plant and septic replacement
Summary
District staff and an energy vendor outlined a FY26 capital package that would add a central biomass boiler, replace the high school septic system, and upgrade building controls; staff said an Efficiency Maine grant and ongoing thermal incentive payments improve the project economics.
A district presenter outlined a proposed FY26 capital package that would combine a central biomass boiler, a replacement septic system for the high school, and building control upgrades, saying the bundle is estimated at about $6,000,000 and would be funded through a municipal lease and available grants.
The presentation said Carrie Watts, of Energy Efficiency Investments, was working with the district on the projects and incentives. "My name, Carrie Watts here from Energy Efficiency Investments," Watts told the board as she described the scope and incentives for the proposed work.
District staff described the plan as three main elements: a central biomass boiler sited near Miller Road to serve the high school and middle school with underground piping and propane…
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