BETHEL, MAINE - Maine Energy Systems (MESys) today announced that it sold a record number of fully-automatic wood pellet boilers throughout North America, doubling its output from 2013 to 2014. “Concern over highly fluctuating fossil fuel costs and growing consumer...

BETHEL, ME: Maine Energy Systems (MESys) has recently been awarded a grant worth $806,598 from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). MESys intends to use the grant to develop a bulk wood pellet distribution facility and provision a fully-automated...

Maine's wood pellet heat suppliers today reassured homeowners that unlike propane and natural gas, fuel from Maine’s woods is “in assured supply, at stable prices.” The Maine Pellet Fuels Association statement emphasized that “we take no satisfaction in the challenges...

BETHEL: A new program in Oxford County is offering rebates to help homeowners switch to wood pellet boilers for heat, which can cut fuel bills up to 50 percent and keeps energy dollars circulating locally and supporting jobs in the regional economy. Switching to wood...

A new program is offering homeowners in Farmington and Wilton, Maine, the opportunity to save 40-50 percent on home heating costs by switching from oil heat to high efficiency wood pellet boilers. Municipalities and non-profits are also eligible to participate. The...

BETHEL, MAINE - Maine Energy Systems (MESys) today announced that it is on track to sell a record number of fully-automatic wood pellet boilers in the northeastern U.S. this year. Because of increasing demand, MESys has reduced prices on its AutoPellet 20kW boiler,...

More than thirty of Maine Energy Systems “Diamond Contractors” gathered in Bethel on January 14th and 15th for advanced technical training on individual boilers, cascade systems and sales and marketing strategies. Dan Wheeler, Maine Energy Systems’ engineer directed...

By Nok-Noi Ricker Bangor Daily News BREWER, Maine — As Mainers use more wood pellets as an alternative to heating oil for their winter warmth, there is a growing demand for bulk deliveries of wood pellets. Bulk delivery has been problematic because of the amount of...

Maine Energy Systems announces the introduction of its 68,000BTU (20KW) MESys Convertible wood pellet boiler. The MESys Convertible is a standard MESys 20KW pellet boiler made as a simple first step for the pellet boiler buyer. The MESys Convertible is a standard...

The Maine Fuel Board has approved a request made by Bethel based wood pellet boiler manufacturer Maine Energy Systems. The request calls for a yearlong project intended to confirm the company’s assertion that their boilers, and those similar to them, can be installed...

Bethel based Maine Energy Systems LLC has finalized an agreement to have an Austrian company manufacture wood pellet boilers in Maine for the U.S. market. The deal is expected to position Maine Energy Systems as the country's largest manufacturer of wood-pellet...

GORHAM – Maine Energy Systems has been recognized as part of the first state-sponsored environmental achievement awards handed out in Maine since 2005. The Bethel-based business was honored as one of six stewards of sustainability presented with the 2012 Governor’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Under questioning today by Senator Susan Collins, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shawn Donovan agreed to update federal guidelines to classify wood pellet boilers as an "acceptable" primary heating source for the purpose of Federal Housing...

Greenwood, ME: Maine’s Mt. Abram Ski Area has taken delivery of a “D” Energy Box from Maine Energy Systems that will heat the 5500 square foot base lodge using renewable and locally sourced wood pellets. The installation will result in Mt. Abram no longer requiring...

Portland Press Herald Weeks before Egypt or Libya erupted, Brent Crude was over $100 a barrel. During the summer of ’08, before the extent of the economic downturn was known, most of the world’s economy was humming, and oil rose to $146 a barrel. Oil is a finite...

Bethel, ME - Maine Energy Systems has worked with Trans Tech Industries, Inc. of Brewer, Maine, and Tropper of Redlham, Austria, to manufacture the first fully pneumatic bulk pellet delivery truck in the U.S. This truck will efficiently deliver wood pellets in bulk to...

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rules to take effect on December 16, 2010, which would hold heating and process boilers as “area sources of hazardous air pollutants” to extremely stringent emissions standards in commercial, industrial, and...

Bethel, Maine – Les Otten, on behalf of Maine Energy Systems and the Maine Pellet Fuels Association, traveled to Washington DC last week for discussions on the Energy Bill currently before Congress. Otten met with Senator Olympia Snowe and her staff, and the staffs of...

New Hampshire homeowners are eligible for a 30% rebate up to $6,000 on bulk-fed pellet boilers. The Public Utilities Commission (the Commission) requires pre-approval for any New Hampshire homeowner seeking a rebate payment of 30% of the system and installation cost,...

The City of Gardiner, Maine, has replaced the defunct oil boiler in their Public Works building with a more environmentally friendly wood pellet boiler from Maine Energy Systems and installed by Heutz Oil Company, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more...