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5 Maine workforce training programs may get $4.6M in federal funds
October 20, 2021The training and workforce development projects in Maine may share $4.6 million in funding, if approved by Congress.
October 20, 2021
Bethel community solar project goes online with 23 commercial customers
October 18, 2021Electricity customers including L.L.Bean Inc. and Northern Light Health have signed on to receive net billing credits through the 5.7-megawatt community solar project. The Maryland solar developer is looking to add more sites in Maine.
October 18, 2021Maine ranks 11th among energy-efficient states, but trails others regionally
October 18, 2021The state fared better than most, but others in the Northeast did better. The analysis by financial website WalletHub compared measures of energy efficiency in the home and in automobile use.
October 18, 2021
Longtime CMP leader David Flanagan remembered as 'problem solver,' crisis manager
October 15, 2021Flanagan, who led Central Maine Power through the 1998 ice storm, mergers and a customer-service crisis, died Thursday of complications related to pancreatic cancer. He was 74.
October 15, 2021
Maine's clean-energy companies see plenty of demand — but need workers
Updated: October 13, 2021Meeting Maine's renewable energy goals — 80% renewable energy by 2030, 100% by 2050 — means hiring workers for clean-energy jobs. Efforts are underway across state agencies and higher education to tackle workforce development issues.
Updated: October 13, 2021
Maine seeks lease for nation's first offshore wind research site on federal waters
Updated: October 4, 2021In a 143-page application to the Bureau of Ocean Management, the Governor's Energy Office notes that wind energy represents a $1 trillion opportunity worldwide by 2040.
Updated: October 4, 2021
An electric boat company makes quiet waves in Biddeford
Updated: October 4, 2021Recreational vessels with electric engines? Skeptics may scoff, but the startup believes battery-powered boats are the wave of the future, already lapping along the Saco River.
Updated: October 4, 2021
PUC to investigate Central Maine Power's management structure
September 29, 2021The Maine Public Utilities Commission will investigate whether CMP's management structure led to customer service problems.
September 29, 2021
WEX expands partnership with electric-vehicle charging giant
September 28, 2021Building on a 2019 agreement, the Portland-based financial technology service provider and ChargePoint, of Campbell, Calif., aim to ease the integration of electric vehicles into corporate fleets.
September 28, 2021
CMP says its service has improved, penalty should be lifted
September 22, 2021Central Maine Power, the state's largest utility, said it has improved billing and customer service, so a financial penalty imposed by the Maine Public Utilities Commission should end.
September 22, 2021
Gorham Savings Bank breaks ground on $1.1M solar array
Updated: September 21, 2021The installation, designed by ReVision Energy, will generate 1 million kilowatt-hours annually and be located adjacent to the bank’s operations center on Wentworth Drive in Gorham.
Updated: September 21, 2021
Portland seeks vendors to help electrification efforts
September 14, 2021The city of Portland has issued a request for proposals seeking energy efficiency providers and solar partners to supply residents and businesses with solar panels at home heating costs at significantly reduced costs.
September 14, 2021
Yarmouth firm gets fed funding for project to turn dairy farm waste into biogas
September 13, 2021Summit Natural Gas of Maine Inc. was awarded close to $5 million for a project to turn naturally organic waste from six dairy farms in Clinton and other areas in Maine into biogas.
September 13, 2021
8 Maine energy projects to get $7.5M in USDA rural development funding
September 10, 2021The money will go to rural communities, agricultural producers and businesses for renewable energy infrastructure. The awards come in the midst of Maine’s renewable energy push, with a 2040 target for 100% clean energy.
September 10, 2021
UMaine launches marine product program to help drive the state's 'blue economy'
August 30, 2021Aquaculture and ocean energy are growing contributors to Maine’s “blue economy” — the subject of a new collaboration between science and business experts in working-waterfront industries.
August 30, 2021
With output from new solar farm in Waldoboro, Bigelow Lab gets greener
Updated: August 27, 2021The lab is one of the largest users of a new Waldoboro solar farm, which is generating 85% of the lab’s electricity. The development adds to Bigelow’s green initiatives, which include on-campus solar and EV-charging stations.
Updated: August 27, 2021
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