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Cerahelix founder leaves to manage UMaine’s 3D printer program
April 7, 2020Susan MacKay will manage the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center's biobased additive manufacturing program with Oak Ridge National Lab.
April 7, 2020
CMP, Emera stepping up measures to keep customers' power on during crisis
March 20, 2020Central Maine Power Co. and Emera Maine are taking steps to extend customer protections and prevent service interruptions during the COVID-19 crisis.
March 20, 2020
Maine businesses make the pivot to put planned in-person events online
March 20, 2020When things began changing last week, organizations big and small that had planned events found ways to get them online instead of canceling.
March 20, 2020PUC approves sale of Emera Maine
March 18, 2020Maine regulators clear the way for the sale of the state's second-largest electric utility, which will now have another Canadian owner.
March 18, 2020
After virus affected one trade show, Portland company acquires another
March 18, 2020The coronavirus crisis led Diversified Communications to postpone an international event for the seafood industry. But now the company has added an event in the clean energy field.
March 18, 2020
DEP gives conditional approval to CMP transmission corridor
Updated: March 16, 2020The draft order sets "unprecedented" environmental and conservation conditions on the $1 billion project, and more public comment will be taken until a final order is issued.
Updated: March 16, 2020
Mack Point Terminal to be assessed for renewable energy industry
March 12, 2020Mack Port Terminal in Searsport is being considered as a potential site for opportunities to support Maine’s renewable energy industry, specifically offshore wind. Offshore wind is poised to become a $1 trillion industry by 2040, creating thousands
March 12, 2020
Ecomaine commits to all-electric waste hauling trucks powered by trash
March 9, 2020Ecomaine announced the purchase of all-electric waste hauling trucks from the Lion Electric Co. Ecomaine is believed to be the first company in the nation to employ all-electric waste hauling vehicles that are powered by its own waste-to-energy
March 9, 2020Potential vote to block CMP corridor takes next step to the ballot
March 6, 2020The Maine Secretary of State says opponents of the proposed electricity transmission corridor have delivered more than enough signatures to create a citizens referendum that could stop the plan.
March 6, 2020
Maine PUC kicks off process that could spur widespread solar development
Updated:The procurement process is the first of five rounds seeking both commercial and community-shared solar developments of 5 megawatts or less, stemming from 2019 legislation that lifted the renewable energy net metering cap.
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King urges USDA to remove restrictions on rural broadband money
February 27, 2020USDA ReConnect broadband grants aren't available to communities that have already received FCC grant money to upgrade satellite service. But such service falls well below connectivity needs in rural areas, King and seven other senators say.
February 27, 2020CMP parent company reports 'disappointing' financial results for 2019, stock price falls
February 26, 2020While income for the year was up 18% over the 2018 amount, adjusted figures paint a different picture. Avangrid pointed to operations in Maine as a factor.
February 26, 2020
More electric vehicle infrastructure support is coming to Maine
February 26, 2020The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved four initiatives to support electrification of the state's transportation sector, including a $240,000 rebate program for electric vehicle charging stations.
February 26, 2020
283 veterans land Maine jobs during 2019 Hire-A-Vet campaign
Updated: February 20, 2020During the 100-day campaign, Maine employers including Tilson, Bath Iron Works and Dead River Co. hired the former military personnel for jobs throughout the state. They pay an average hourly wage of $22.78.
Updated: February 20, 2020CMP brings back former CEO in effort to restore public confidence
February 19, 2020David T. Flanagan has returned to the electric utility as executive chairman and has a single mission, the company said Wednesday: “Turn CMP around.”
February 19, 2020
Proposals sought in Maine's largest-ever green-energy procurement
Updated: February 18, 2020The Maine Public Utilities Commission is seeking proposals for the sale of energy or renewable energy credits in what the commission says is the largest procurement of its kind in the state's history.
Updated: February 18, 2020
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