OAKLAND, Maine – Today, FirstPark announced the sale of four of its lots, totaling 33.3 acres, to Oakland FirstPark Solar LLC. Lots 19-22, located immediately north of T-Mobile’s 133 FirstPark Drive facility and fronting I-95, will be turned into a solar array generating 3.64-gigawatt hours.
“We are very excited to be located within FirstPark because it is an ideal location to expand our presence in Maine. We have been pleased with the warm reception from FirstPark’s executive director and look forward to installing over 6000 solar panels to help provide clean energy to the park and the local community,” said Oakland FirstPark Solar LLC principal, Christian Loranger.
This power will be available to residential subscribers and small local businesses, producing enough energy to power over 200 Maine households. Construction is anticipated to begin in Q2 2023 to install approximately 6154 panels and is expected to reach completion in Q3 2023. The lots sold for $499,500.
“The prospect of providing clean energy to our current and future employers located within FirstPark, and the region, is a wonderful opportunity,” said Michelle Flewelling, president of the Kennebec Regional Development Authority.
“We are very happy to welcome Oakland FirstPark Solar LLC. It has never been more important to put the environment first. This new solar farm will help make Central Maine more renewable,” said Jim Dinkle, executive director at FirstPark. “In addition to the sale of these four lots, we have recently seen increased interest in the available lots throughout the park. Over the past year, FirstPark has seen new construction and fresh pavement. A lot is going on here that makes FirstPark a great place for businesses to relocate or new businesses to grow.”
FirstPark is a 285‐acre business park community in Oakland, Maine.
Managed by Kennebec Regional Development Authority and supported by more than 20
surrounding communities, the business park is in the central part of the state along the I‐95 corridor between Portland, Boston and New York to the south and Quebec City to the north. FirstPark is home to 16 businesses including anchor tenant T‐Mobile, a call center that employs more than 800 people. Available sites range in size from five to 24 acres, and the business park is in a Foreign Trade Zone.
