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Northern Maine infrastructure projects awarded $5.5M
Staff August 24, 2022Funding for 11 projects will come from the state Economic and Infrastructure Development Investment Program, a joint grant program through the state and the Northern Border Regional Commission.
Staff August 24, 2022
NY clean energy developer to invest $21M in Millinocket community solar project
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 23, 2022The 7.5-megawatt array will cover about 20 acres and is expected to serve a subscriber base of 1,100 customers, while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 23, 2022
MaineDOT installing solar arrays at three state-owned sites in Augusta
Staff August 18, 2022The arrays will generate enough solar energy to power about 1,000 homes and reduce carbon emissions by up to 2,000 metric tons annually.
Staff August 18, 2022
Energy boom or bust? As Aroostook waits for new law’s impact, officials see dollar signs
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: August 22, 2022Work is underway to boost generation of clean electricity in Aroostook County and direct that energy southward to the New England power grid. But how that process unfolds, and what it might mean for northern Maine, are still unclear.
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: August 22, 2022
Hampden waste-to-energy plant sold for $1.5M to towns' representative
Bridget Reed Morawski August 16, 2022The Municipal Review Committee hopes to have the facility back online within nine months of securing an operational partner.
Bridget Reed Morawski August 16, 2022Versant works to complete first of two undersea power line projects for 2022
Bridget Reed Morawski August 15, 2022The entire job is slated to be finished next week, although construction won't begin until early October on the second project.
Bridget Reed Morawski August 15, 2022
EV rental business launches in Bar Harbor
Staff Updated: August 15, 2022The battery-powered vehicles, developed in the 1990s, aim to provide an easy-to-maneuver, carbon-free, quiet experience of Acadia National Park.
Staff Updated: August 15, 2022
CMP's request to hike electricity rates leads to questions, concerns
Laurie Schreiber August 12, 2022Central Maine Power Co.’s filing to increase its distribution rate by 30% is drawing ire from state politicians and consumer advocates.
Laurie Schreiber August 12, 2022
5 new community solar farms come online in Maine
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: August 12, 2022The recently operational solar arrays will cumulatively be able to supply 31.5 MW of electricity.
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: August 12, 2022
Versant Power's planned rate hike request draws concern from Mills, advocates
Bridget Reed Morawski August 5, 2022The utility said the funds would go only toward necessary investments, but politicians and consumer advocates questioned the prudency of the rate increase.
Bridget Reed Morawski August 5, 2022
Far from Falmouth roots, Lucas Tree Experts expands with North Carolina acquisition
William Hall August 4, 2022The Maine company sold its residential business last year to focus on clearing vegetation on behalf of utility companies. Now Lucas is growing that commercial business with its second out-of-state acquisition.
William Hall August 4, 2022Utility commission imposes new performance standards on CMP, Versant
Bridget Reed Morawski August 1, 2022Maine utility regulators are prescribing new utility performance standards for the two investor-owned power utilities in the state, Central Maine Power and Versant.
Bridget Reed Morawski August 1, 2022Maine awards $22M to upgrade wastewater facilities across the state
Staff Updated: July 26, 2022Grants will support 20 wastewater improvement projects around Maine over the next four years.
Staff Updated: July 26, 2022CMP's $1B power-line project holds onto permit, state environmental board decides
Staff July 22, 2022An attempt to take away a required permit for the 145-mile corridor has been rejected. But legal challenges remain, and are due to be decided by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
Staff July 22, 2022
Maine utility regulator probes T-Mobile's use of dwindling 207 numbers
Staff July 14, 2022The probe follows a similar investigation into Verizon Wireless’s numbering practices. Unrealistic forecasting might unnecessarily tie up available numbers, said the regulator.
Staff July 14, 2022
Maine fishermen ask feds to slow offshore wind development
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 12, 2022Draft guidance considers financial compensation to fishermen in cases of gear or income loss. But, said one industry leader, “You’re a long way into this process without having any understanding of how the industry will deal with these losses.”
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 12, 2022
Today's Poll
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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