MACHIAS, Maine — A winning proposal submitted by Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas is expected to lead to an agreement to supply compressed natural gas for the University of Maine Machias campus, company officials announced.
The company’s top-scoring proposal was submitted in response to a request from the University of Maine System for a multi-campus thermal energy agreement.
Pending a final agreement, Xpress Natural Gas would begin work in the spring in order to have all buildings on campus piped and using natural gas by the start of the 2014-15 academic year.
The changeover will save the Machias campus an estimated $90,000 annually in fuel costs, according to University of Maine Machias spokesman Erik Smith. The cost of the project has not been determined yet, he said.
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