Houlton entrepreneur builds 200-panel photo voltaic installation to energy organization and residences

HOULTON, Maine — Motorists touring alongside U.S. Route 1 in Houlton most likely discovered a sizeable selection of photo voltaic panels that not long ago popped up.

Spearheaded by Houlton resident Cameron Clark, the solar panels are just the newest financial enterprise for the younger entrepreneur who started his initial organization even though even now in superior university. It is also his most bold task but.

A whole of 200 photo voltaic panels have been erected adjacent to the Maine State Police barracks, the place Clark’s lawn grooming organization — Cam’s Lawn and Landscaping LLC — is proven. The task has been a labor of really like for Clark, who feels passionately about saving the surroundings.

Photo voltaic initiatives of a variety of dimensions are staying erected all around Maine, but most of them this dimension tie into the New England energy grid. Clark’s set up is strictly to electrical power his enterprises, like his rental residences.

“I think in the changeover to sustainable vitality, and on the business aspect, this venture will correct my utility cost for 25 to 30 several years, which is pretty comforting to me as a small business owner recognizing the price tag of my electrical power will in no way go up,” Clark stated. “The solar array that has been mounted on my North Road home is furnishing thoroughly clean strength to 100 percent of the residential condominium properties that I now individual all through Houlton.”

The son of Jayne and Bruce Clark, Cameron acquired his initial foray into the organization planet when he began his garden grooming small business whilst however in large school. He also proved to be pretty the handyman with electricity tools, generating picnic tables and later on began wood carvings with a chainsaw less than the name Cam’s Chainsaw Carving.

In 2016, he graduated from Houlton Center-Significant University and turned his aim to pursuing an training in business at Husson College. In 2018, Clark acquired the very 1st “Young Professional” award from the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce for his attempts.

By the time he graduated from college in 2020 with a degree in business enterprise administration, Clark was now effectively on his way to creating himself as one particular of the town’s up and coming businessmen as his garden…