Orrington trash plant at risk of permanent closure if judge freezes funding

Orrington trash plant at risk of permanent closure if judge freezes funding

The fate of the Orrington trash incinerator may come down to a judge’s ruling. For months, Eagle Point Energy Center has been embroiled in a lawsuit with the facility’s former owner, Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. At the heart of the lawsuit are tipping fees, or the money municipalities pay to the facility to collect their trash, which funds EPEC’s operations.  If those fees are not paid to EPEC, it “would endanger Eagle Point’s continued operati…