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With Christmas weekend approaching, Maine braces for winter storm Elliott
Peter Van Allen December 22, 2022Most of Maine is expected to get rain, but plenty of it — 1 to 2 inches over 24 hours, with temperatures in the 50s, according to the National Weather Service. Along the coast, winds are expected to gust up to 60 mph, with ocean waves of 18 to 23
Peter Van Allen December 22, 2022
Maine Water hires former banker as controller
Alexis Wells December 20, 2022Before joining Maine Water, Justin Edelstein was a vice president at Camden National Bank. He also worked in the tax department at Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power.
Alexis Wells December 20, 2022Solar projects in Gorham and South Berwick surge forward with federal funding
Renee Cordes Updated: December 16, 2022Helped by $20 million in federal funding, solar projects in Gorham and South Berwick will deliver 16 million kilowatt hours of combined electricity in their first full year of operation.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 16, 2022
$200M solar array in Kennebec Co. will generate power for 30,000 homes
Laurie Schreiber December 13, 2022The Three Corners Solar project crosses through Unity Township, Clinton and Benton. Located within CMP’s transmission system, it will produce enough power for 30,000 homes.
Laurie Schreiber December 13, 2022
Governor's awards cite 4 Maine businesses for ‘excellence’
Renee Cordes Updated: December 13, 2022This year's winners of the Governor's Awards for Business Excellence represent sectors from seaweed to solar.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 13, 2022Governor's energy relief plan suffers setback
Renee Cordes Updated: December 8, 2022The plan, which calls for delivering $450 in relief checks to an estimated 880,000 Mainers, was defeated by Senate Republicans on procedural grounds.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 8, 2022
UMaine launches workforce training program for offshore wind industry
Laurie Schreiber December 6, 2022Maine has the potential to develop a world-class offshore wind workforce, including training for wind-specific certifications and related occupations, one analysis has found.
Laurie Schreiber December 6, 2022Talks continue on governor's heating relief proposal
Renee Cordes December 5, 2022Gov. Janet Mills said she plans to unveil her proposal to help low- and middle-income Mainers pay heating bills this winter before lawmakers convene on Wednesday.
Renee Cordes December 5, 2022
Governor says relief is coming in response to high home heating costs
Renee Cordes November 29, 2022Mills said her administration is working on a plan in response to a 70% increase in the average price of heating fuel in Maine over the past year.
Renee Cordes November 29, 2022
Maine regulator approves CMP, Versant rate increases
Renee Cordes November 17, 2022The rates increases are set to take effect Jan. 1, and apply to the "standard offer" of electricity purchased by most Mainers.
Renee Cordes November 17, 2022
CMP donates $50K to nonprofit that helps veterans, law enforcement officers
Renee Cordes Updated: November 9, 2022The donation will be used, in part, to connect power to Operational Reboot's camp in Oxford County.
Renee Cordes Updated: November 9, 2022
PUC wind generation project moving forward in northern Maine
Ann Fisher October 31, 2022LS Power Base was chosen as the supplier at a cost of $2.88 billion along with Longroad Energy's King Pine 1,000 MW wind generation project. The net cost of the two projects is a projected $1.8 billion over a 30-year period.
Ann Fisher October 31, 2022
Regulator dials 'e' for 'extension' on Maine’s 207 area code
Renee Cordes October 27, 2022Maine's utility regulator now says that the state's sole area code won't be exhausted until early 2027, 15 months later than the expected end date.
Renee Cordes October 27, 2022
South Portland transforms capped landfill into solar farm
Alexis Wells October 26, 2022The 4.7 MW solar farm is projected to offset 63% of South Portland’s municipal load and save taxpayers more than $20 million over the 40-year commercial life of the panels.
Alexis Wells October 26, 2022
Maine small businesses, nonprofits set for $7M in electricity relief
Renee Cordes October 19, 2022Thousands of Maine small businesses and nonprofits are in line to receive a one-time credit of $2,000 to help defray electricity costs that spiked after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Renee Cordes October 19, 2022
Shelter from the storm: Volunteers repair Washington County homes ahead of cold-weather fixes
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 17, 2022More than 180 volunteers from southern Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ohio traveled to Cherryfield and logged 6,142 hours of community service through Maine Seacoast Mission.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 17, 2022
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
The Giving Guide
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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