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NECEC makes first $5.8M payment to Maine for broadband, energy infrastructure
May 13, 2021NECEC and Hydro-Quebec, the companies behind the 145-mile energy transmission line being constructed through Franklin and Somerset counties, say the payment is part of $10 million the state will get this year.
May 13, 2021
South Portland may become $8M site for 4,500 batteries
May 12, 2021The city Planning Board on Tuesday night will consider a proposed battery energy storage system that could be a key component in Maine's growing clean energy infrastructure.
May 12, 2021
CMP, union agree to new contract; Shaw's Teamsters strike settled
May 6, 2021Central Maine Power and IBEW Local No. 1837 had been negotiating a new contract for months; truckers and mechanics for Shaw's Supermarkets have been working without a contract since last August.
May 6, 2021
Gardiner’s first community solar project goes live
April 30, 2021The project is a partnership between a New York City solar management services startup and a Portsmouth, N.H., solar energy developer, owner and operator. The project’s host, Pine State Trading Co., hopes to lead the way for other communities.
April 30, 2021
Maine homes in on offshore wind site, but fishermen’s protests continue
April 28, 2021Fishery regulators are trying to identify potential offshore wind sites with least impact to the fisheries. “I am dead set against this,” one lobster industry leader said about a proposed wind development off Maine’s southern coast.
April 28, 2021
Proposed broadband authority is ambitious push to bring access to all corners of Maine
April 27, 2021The quasi-governmental Maine Connectivity Authority, established with $129 million from the American Rescue Plan as well as state money, would push past the reactive strategy the state has had on broadband access in the past decade.
April 27, 2021
Efficiency Maine caps off first phase of high-speed EV charging network
April 26, 2021The installation of two Level 3 electric vehicle chargers in North Windham make seven on the Maine Turnpike and routes north and west to the state's borders. Phase two of the plan to expand EV charging farther begins next month.
April 26, 2021
Mills, MTI launch $500K grant competition to spur clean energy development in Maine
April 23, 2021The Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge will fund at least two projects aimed at developing clean energy in the state. Gov. Janet Mills has pledged that Maine will have at least 30,000 clean energy jobs by 2030.
April 23, 2021
Maine's largest law firm launches climate change practice group
Updated: April 23, 2021On Earth Day, Bernstein Shur announced the launch of a a 15-attorney multidisciplinary practice group to meet growing demand for expertise on climate-related law and regulation.
Updated: April 23, 2021
Maine fishing industry gears up to protest pace of wind development
Updated: April 22, 2021A fishing industry coalition is asking the Governor's Energy Office to complete an offshore wind “road map” before bringing a large-scale project to the Gulf of Maine. An offshore wind developer said the project will help meet Maine’s climate goals.
Updated: April 22, 2021
Lawmakers propose state takeover of CMP, Versant Power
April 20, 2021New legislation would call for a consumer-owned, nonprofit utility to replace Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power. Lawmakers and advocates on Monday said the proposed company would provide better service and pricing.
April 20, 2021
UMaine panel: Self-driving vehicles could build on ‘live and work in Maine' trend
Updated: April 19, 2021Thanks to digital technology, the pandemic changed how people live, work and travel. As a time-saver, autonomous vehicles could have similar effects. “I think this has profound implications for settlement and work patterns in Maine,” said one expert.
Updated: April 19, 2021
Ecology School's sustainable campus, 6 years in the making, to open
April 16, 2021At the “regenerative” campus, opening events will include flipping the switch on 712 solar panels. “This is the type of project that will continue to propel sustainable building forward,” said the contractor that oversaw construction.
April 16, 2021
Trades Council says Maine's offshore wind industry could create hundreds of construction jobs
April 8, 2021New England Aqua Ventus and the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council said in an memo that offshore wind projects could create hundreds of union construction jobs. Commercial fishermen oppose the project.
April 8, 2021
Brookfield Renewable files motion to stop Kennebec River dam removals
April 2, 2021A Department of Marine Resources proposal to remove dams in Waterville-Winslow, Fairfield and Skowhegan to restore fish passage and boost economic development on that stretch of the river is "unlawful," according to the global energy partnership,
April 2, 2021
What Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan means for Maine
April 1, 2021Five Mainers in the know offer their initial thoughts on President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled on Wednesday.
April 1, 2021
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