Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 18 : Fall 2013 | Page 74

Energy Wise at NMCC

Energy savings,
environmental benefit,
and experiential
learning opportunities
for students…

These ideals have been put into action on
the Northern Maine Community College campus
in the past two years through a series of projects
involving biomass energy.
In 2011, the College broke ground on a
$1 million project to install a 900-kilowatt biomass boiler to ultimately provide heat for nearly
70 percent of the square footage of campus buildings. The biomass boiler now heats the Mailman
Trades Building and the Christie Complex where
most of the classrooms and campus offices are
located. It was the first of its kind in the Maine
Community College System.
“This project is expecte