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New report cites strong job potential in Maine-based offshore wind industry
Updated: June 16, 2022The industry is rapidly growing along the East Coast, and services ranging from surveying and permitting to construction and installation will be needed.
Updated: June 16, 2022
CMP, Versant customers to see lower bills
June 15, 2022Renewable energy sales helped reduce monthly bills for customers of CMP and Versant Power.
June 15, 2022
Number's not up yet for 207 area code, regulator says
Updated: June 15, 2022The Maine Public Utiltiies Commission said the statewide area code won't be exhausted until the end of 2025, a year after originally feared.
Updated: June 15, 2022
UMaine, lobster industry partner to map fishing and avoid conflict with wind turbines
Updated: June 3, 2022Commercial fishermen are concerned that offshore wind development could result in lost fishing grounds and pose navigation and safety concerns.
Updated: June 3, 2022Two rural water district upgrades get $11.2M in federal funding
Updated: June 3, 2022Funding for the Anson and Madison Water District and the Paris Utility District comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Water and Waste Disposal Program.
Updated: June 3, 2022-
Central Maine Power will seek rate hike — but Mills vows to oppose it
May 27, 2022The plan could raise electricity prices by as much as $10 a month for the average Maine household over the next three years.
May 27, 2022 
Be good with B Corp: More companies are undergoing rigorous certification for accountability
Updated: May 30, 2022A growing number of companies are becoming B Corporations and engaged in the movement. And more employers, consumers, investors and business partners are looking for that designation.
Updated: May 30, 2022
Firm in Millinocket to make turbine shafts for ORPC underwater power systems
May 18, 2022The plan is to create a testing center to support design and development of the next-generation Modular RivGen, which harnesses energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents.
May 18, 2022
GWI gets $9M in grant funding for high-speed internet in three towns
May 18, 2022The grant funding from the ConnectME Authority will allow GWI build high-speed internet networks in Hebron, Sumner and Northport.
May 18, 2022
Lewiston files suit against Auburn Water District in development spat
May 16, 2022The lawsuit follows a move in March in Auburn to rezone 148 acres near the lake, as well as ongoing discussions about updating septic design standards in the watershed.
May 16, 2022
Dead River Co. CEO will step down next month
Updated: May 13, 2022Deanna Sherman will retire as president and CEO at the end of June and be succeeded by the company's chief operating officer.
Updated: May 13, 2022
Bowdoin plans on investing $100M to 'decarbonize' by 2042
May 10, 2022The college’s aging steam-based central heating system is one of the biggest challenges to overcome. Phase I activities will enable a transition to central heating sources in the future.
May 10, 2022
After longtime president's retirement, Maine Water turns to deputy
May 9, 2022Maine Water Co. said its president Richard Knowlton will retire next month and be succeeded by vice president Mark Vannoy.
May 9, 2022
$4M program offers incentives for Maine hospitality businesses to save energy
May 5, 2022The program offers incentives for hotels, restaurants and other businesses to install heat pump systems, use LED lighting and upgrade refrigeration systems.
May 5, 2022
$13M investment will fund over two dozen solar-home builds in Wiscasset, with more to come
April 21, 2022The developer and investor see plenty of opportunity along Maine’s midcoast, with housing shortages and rising prices in southern Maine. GenX Capital Partners and its investors are looking to deploy as much as $50 million in the region.
April 21, 2022
Maine Water Co. rate increase OK’d by regulators
April 15, 2022The Maine Water Co. will increase rates to offset a $60 million investment in a new drinking water treatment facility, replacing a plant built in 1884.
April 15, 2022
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