ASHLAND, Maine — A biomass to electricity facility in Aroostook County that has been idle since March 2011 due to market conditions is expected to resume full operations in December. Larry Richardson is CEO of ReEnergy, which bought the Ashland plant after it had been shut down as part of a portfolio transaction. He says ReEnergy has been actively seeking ways to reopen the facility.
"Recently here, over the last 60-90 days, we really identified a combination of factors that is allowing us to reopen the plant," Richardson says.
Richardson says restarting the operation will restore 25 direct jobs and an estimated 150 indirect jobs associated with the facility.
