December 20, 2012
Monhegan gets electricity grid grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Monhegan Island a $420,000 grant to improve its electricity grid.
The funds will support the installation of a solar panel system, a generator and a switching unit that will allow transition between various power sources.
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree announced the award, given to rural communities where the cost of electricity is high, in a statement Wednesday.
Island residents there pay around 70 cents per kilowatt hour, over four times the price on the mainland, the release states.
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