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Maine building trade unions urge Congress to protect federal energy tax credits
Updated: April 25, 2025Clean-energy projects over the past two years have created good-paying jobs, said union reps. Developers are pausing project starts as Congress debates federal investment.
Updated: April 25, 2025
CMP crews upgrading Sanford-area transmission line
Updated: April 21, 2025Central Maine Power expects to complete the upgrade by the end of 2025.
Updated: April 21, 2025Future of Maine’s renewable energy projects uncertain, says E2Tech panel
Updated: April 14, 2025Clean energy investors expect to face higher costs than they did a year or two ago, partially as a side effect of the threat of tariffs.
Updated: April 14, 2025
Maine Public Utilities Commission to investigate Versant Power
April 9, 2025Versant Power is the state’s second-largest investor-owned electric transmission and distribution utility, and serves 165,000 customers in northern and central Maine.
April 9, 2025Unitil to purchase Maine Natural Gas for $86 million
April 1, 2025The transaction, which is subject to approval by the Maine Public Utilities Commission, is expected to close by the end of the year, at which point Brunswick-based Maine Natural Gas would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Unitil.
April 1, 2025
How to cut costs while going green
Updated: March 18, 2025While Maine employers already have a lot to worry about these days, climate change should not be overlooked as an urgent priority.
Updated: March 18, 2025
Maine's top utilities regulator nominated for second term
March 17, 2025Phil Bartlett has chaired the Maine Public Utilities Commission since 2019.
March 17, 2025
Maine's clean energy workforce is growing, but more workers are needed
Updated: March 11, 2025Maine’s clean energy workforce reached nearly 15,600 jobs in 2023, growing at a rate nearly twice that of the state’s overall workforce since 2019. But employee recruitment and retention remain a challenge.
Updated: March 11, 2025
Portland company replaces diesel with hydro-kinetic energy to power remote communities
February 20, 2025ORPC's technology generates power from the movement of rivers and tides. It's had success with a system in remote Alaska and is now getting interest from around the globe.
February 20, 2025
Green and growing: 3 startups powering Maine’s eco-economy
Updated: February 24, 2025Among Maine startups out to conquer the green economy, here are three worth keeping tabs on.
Updated: February 24, 2025
Conn. firm completes solar project in Androscoggin County, breaks ground on another in York County
February 18, 2025Louth Callan Renewables, based in Enfield, Conn., has finished the installation of a 30-megawatt solar “farm” in Leeds, and is beginning construction on a similar project in Sanford.
February 18, 2025
Bar Harbor college becomes first nationwide to eliminate disposable plastic food containers
February 13, 2025The Bar Harbor school lis committed to becoming fossil fuel-free by 2030 and phasing out single-use plastics.
February 13, 2025
Maine's wake-up call on trade: Why we can't take our relationship with Canada for granted
February 6, 2025Now is the time for policymakers to ensure Maine’s economy remains strong and competitive in an interconnected world, the head of the state's largest business group writes in this guest commentary.
February 6, 2025
Rockland nonprofit launches toolkit to aid transition to electric marine propulsion
February 6, 2025The Island Institute is looking to help marine business and coastal municipalities transition to electric marine propulsion and away from traditional diesel motors.
February 6, 2025
Former paper mill site in Millinocket is becoming hub for renewable energy production
January 31, 2025One North — the former home of the Great Northern paper mill — is getting new life with a hydropower producer, solar farm and now biofuel.
January 31, 2025
Energy and foot traffic could define Portland’s retail and restaurant scene
Updated: January 13, 2025Tim Soley, president and CEO of East Brown Cow, says the Old Port remains a place that attracts new ideas.
Updated: January 13, 2025
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