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Kittery shipyard hires Mass. company to build $58M power plant
February 13, 2020The Navy has contracted with Ameresco Inc. to develop a 7.5-megawatt plant at the yard, supplementing the current 14 MW onsite generation facility.
February 13, 2020
Scrappy Camden startup ScrapDogs builds clientele
Updated: February 11, 2020ScrapDogs Community Compost has won a new client through a partnership agreement with the Owls Head, South Thomaston and Thomaston Solid Waste Corp. The Camden startup says its niche is based on the underutilization of an everyday product.
Updated: February 11, 2020Letters: Outdated advice in the #MeToo era; reaction to Hydro-Quebec column
Updated: February 10, 2020Readers respond to two recent columns: advice from "Ask ACE" on dealing with an arrogant boss, and a "Politics & Co." look at Hydro-Quebec's support of the proposed Central Maine Power Co. transmission corridor.
Updated: February 10, 2020CMP corridor opponents deliver 75K signatures to Augusta
February 4, 2020If the petition signatures are approved, voters may decide whether to revoke the proposed Central Maine Power transmission corridor in a Nov. 3 citizens referendum.
February 4, 2020CMP penalized $10M over customer service complaints
February 3, 2020The Maine Public Utilities Commission levied the reduction in earnings on Central Maine Power Co. after a year-long investigation into ratepayer complaints and deciding CMP must meet higher standards of performance.
February 3, 2020
Four Maine recipients will share $10M in funding for rural broadband
January 31, 2020Biddeford Internet Corp., which does business as GWI, and the communities of Arrowsic, Monhegan and Roque Bluffs have been awarded financing to bring internet access to coastal and rural areas.
January 31, 2020
With CMP’s effort stalling, Hydro-Quebec steps up campaign for transmission corridor
Updated: January 27, 2020Central Maine Power Co. has taken some public relations hits in the past two years. But its biggest challenge may be trying to convince Mainers of the value of its proposed transmission corridor.
Updated: January 27, 2020
$270M Washington County wind project on track for 2021 groundbreaking
January 21, 2020Apex Clean Energy is on track to break ground for its 30-turbine Downeast Wind project in Washington County in 2021. The project represents a private investment of more than $270 million.
January 21, 2020Despite findings, Central Maine Power complaints are being addressed, PUC says
January 16, 2020Although a state report on CMP's metering and billing practices found they were generally accurate, complaint investigations continue.
January 16, 2020
Heat pump rebate increase is about climate, money, jobs, Mills says
Updated: January 15, 2020Rebates for those installing high-efficiency heat pumps to replace oil heat recently doubled as part of the governor's initiative to have 100,000 heat pumps heating and cooling homes and businesses by 2025 in Maine.
Updated: January 15, 2020
USDA's record-setting focus on wastewater upgrades across Maine continues in 2020
January 14, 2020The federal agency has spent more than $234 million over the last five years, enhanced by a 2018 Maine bond issue, to upgrade wastewater systems across the state.
January 14, 2020Maine's economy accelerated in Q3 of 2019
January 13, 2020Gross domestic product in Maine grew faster from July through September last year than in the prior three months, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
January 13, 2020CMP billing has been 'accurate,' PUC staff say
January 10, 2020After two years of complaints about the metering and billing practices of Central Maine Power Co., a state report on Thursday said the electric utility has, for the most part, charged customers accurately.
January 10, 2020
CMP transmission line plan clears zoning hurdle, but others remain
Updated: January 9, 2020The 145-mile transmission line through Franklin and Somerset counties still requires permits from the state Department of Environmental Protection and others before work would begin.
Updated: January 9, 2020
New CEO of Portland-based marine renewable energy company has big plans
Updated: January 9, 2020The new chief executive officer of ORPC Inc. comes to the position after advising and investing in the company. He says he's focused on helping remote communities transition from diesel-generated power.
Updated: January 9, 2020
Commission recommends energy storage steps Maine 'must take'
January 7, 2020A legislative committee believes the state must find ways to make the grid more efficient to reduce costs, and recommends a goal of 100 megawatts of storage by 2025.
January 7, 2020
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