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100 fishing boats gather off Monhegan in protest of offshore wind development
March 22, 2021Fishermen and waterfront communities are increasingly concerned by the pace of wind-power development off the Maine coast, said one industry representative. The state has identified an "area of interest" for a demonstration project.
March 22, 2021
Rate increase for Biddeford-Saco water treatment plant to be phased over 3 years
March 19, 2021The $53 million water treatment plant under construction on South Street in Biddeford, a replacement for one built in 1884, will mean a rate hike of about 60 cents a day, phased over three years, if a rate request is approved.
March 19, 2021
NJ firm acquires 8 Maine community solar projects, as industry is re-energized
March 12, 2021Nautilus Solar Energy entered Maine's solar market with the January acquisition of three community projects, and now has acquired eight more across four counties.
March 12, 2021
Maine fishermen caught in a quandary over offshore wind-array site
Updated: March 11, 2021The state has identified a general area off the southern Maine coast as a potential site for a planned wind-turbine array, but an official says, “We know the industry has emphasized that nowhere is a good place for this."
Updated: March 11, 2021
$3.6M grant will help turn river current into electric current
March 10, 2021The Department of Energy grant builds on earlier work done by ORPC Inc., which develops and operates underwater power generation systems for use in river and tidal currents.
March 10, 2021
Golden demands Biden administration review of CMP power line project
March 5, 2021"I urge you to express my concerns and request an agency review of the issuance of residential permit," the Democratic Congressman writes in a two-page letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
March 5, 2021
Summit Natural Gas pulls out of planned $90M midcoast expansion
March 3, 2021The proposed expansion would have ultimately brought natural gas service to 6,500 residents and businesses in the midcoast, but had met opposition over the past month from community members and environmental advocates.
March 3, 2021
Rockland-based Maritime Farms expands with acquisition of Kennebec County store
March 2, 2021The former Fieldstone Quickstop is the 13th convenience store for the Maritime chain, which was founded over 80 years ago and is operated by the Ware family.
March 2, 2021
WEX teams up with Austrian oil and gas giant to expand European footprint
Updated: March 2, 2021Under an agreement unveiled Monday, the Portland-based company will use its technology platform to manage OMV's fuel-card program across 10 European markets.
Updated: March 2, 2021
Conservation of tiny Tenny River is crucial to greater Portland water quality
February 26, 2021The 1-mile river in Raymond is part of the connection to Sebago Lake, which is the major supplier for the Portland Water District, which supplies water to 16% of Maine's residents.
February 26, 2021
Maine joins national offshore wind research consortium
February 26, 2021The Governor’s Energy Office is leading development of a research array off the southern Maine coast. Consortium membership could strengthen the state's research ties nationally and internationally in floating offshore wind technology.
February 26, 2021-
CMP corridor opponents score a win in second referendum attempt
February 23, 2021Work on the $950 million electricity transmission line project is already underway, but the referendum could put its future in the hands of Maine voters on Nov. 2.
February 23, 2021 After Texas blackouts, MPUC will look at climate demands for Maine's electricity grid
February 19, 2021The examination, to be conducted by outside consultants, will focus on the distribution systems of Maine’s two investor-owned electric utilities, Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power.
February 19, 2021
Ask ACE: How to eliminate ‘Zoom gloom’
Updated: June 23, 2022A contributor from the Association for Consulting Expertise addresses a reader's question about how to keep audiences engaged in virtual presentations.
Updated: June 23, 2022
Brewer manufacturer of dryer systems doubles space, expands product line
Updated: February 16, 2021Nyle Systems moved to its current headquarters in 2010, occupying half of a 56,000-square-foot warehouse. Since then, the company grew from manufacturing heat pumps to creating applications such as food drying. Now Nyle is building more production
Updated: February 16, 2021
Maine solar firms join forces to meet regulatory, workforce challenges
Updated: February 16, 2021ReVision Energy, a Montville-based company owned by its 280 employees, will gain new employees — and owners — by merging with Pittsfield-based Insource Renewables, which employs 15 people, of whom six are owners.
Updated: February 16, 2021
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