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Four offshore wind-power sites in Gulf of Maine auctioned for $22M
Laurie Schreiber October 30, 2024Two high bidders won leases for federal waters totaling 327,096 acres. The sites have the potential to power 2.3 million homes using floating wind-turbine technology.
Laurie Schreiber October 30, 2024
In Norway, a Maine nonprofit tackles the housing crunch, climate issues
Laurie Schreiber October 23, 2024The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy is looking to build a housing cooperative and small-scale community solar farms. Programs to date include bike sharing and an EV charging network.
Laurie Schreiber October 23, 2024
‘Legacy’ industrial sites across Maine are focus of state redevelopment help
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 23, 2024Forest bioproducts, clean energy and new uses for old infrastructure are the focus points for industrial projects across Maine slated to receive technical assistance from the state.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 23, 2024
Maine's electrical grid gets a $65M boost to prepare for clean energy
Renee Cordes Updated: October 21, 2024The federal funding will go toward new technologies designed to improve the stability of the power grid and prepare it to handle more electricity from renewable energy sources.
Renee Cordes Updated: October 21, 2024Electricity Maine customers will get back 3 months of charges under PUC settlement
Alexis Wells October 17, 2024Energy provider Electricity Maine will have to refund about 20,000 customers and pay a $315,000 fine for what state regulators have called “unfair billing practices.”
Alexis Wells October 17, 2024
Maine utility crews head to Florida, bringing hurricane relief
Renee Cordes October 10, 2024Versant has dispatched 38 team members with 15 bucket trucks, who left Hampden on Wednesday morning. In addition, Central Maine Power is keeping tabs on the fast-changing situation.
Renee Cordes October 10, 2024
Portland landlord East Brown Cow expands reach with solar farm in Kennebec County
Peter Van Allen Updated: October 16, 2024East Brown Cow, which may be better known as an owner of commercial properties in the Old Port, has now teamed up with ReVision energy on five solar arrays.
Peter Van Allen Updated: October 16, 2024
Meet the Mainebiz 40 Under 40 — rising stars who are changing the state
Updated: October 7, 2024For the third year, Mainebiz is recognizing the state's up-and-comers, the next generation of leaders who are changing Maine and its economy for the better.
Updated: October 7, 2024
40 Under 40: Lizzy Reinholt is both a corporate leader and climate change activist
Updated: October 7, 2024Significant professional accomplishment: We must find real, lasting solutions to tackle climate change.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Freeport oyster farm charges ahead to electrify operations
Laurie Schreiber October 1, 2024The project is expected to demonstrate electrification technologies in action, providing data and real-time experience to other farmers and industry members.
Laurie Schreiber October 1, 2024
Heat pump rebates in the works for Mainers
Laurie Schreiber September 24, 2024The program will complement Efficiency Maine’s existing rebate programs, including those that tackle the heating and cooling needs of low-income Mainers in apartments and mobile homes.
Laurie Schreiber September 24, 2024
Maine Port Authority director steps down, interim successor named
Laurie Schreiber September 24, 2024Matthew Burns’ work has included offshore wind power development in Searsport and Portland’s steady growth in container shipping. At MDOT, he’ll continue to be the point person for efforts to develop a wind port facility.
Laurie Schreiber September 24, 2024
Hampden waste facility hires COO from Albany, NY
Alexis Wells Updated: September 25, 2024With over 20 years of experience in the waste management industry, Hartmann will oversee the much-anticipated restart of the facility, which has been offline for more than four years, and will be responsible for daily operations.
Alexis Wells Updated: September 25, 2024
Feds set date to auction Gulf of Maine waters for commercial wind power use
William Hall September 17, 2024Leases for eight swaths of federally controlled ocean will go up for sale. If developed as wind power sites, they could generate enough electricity to power 4.5 million homes.
William Hall September 17, 2024
Solar arrays have been a boon for farmers, but concern is growing over loss of farmland
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: September 16, 2024Farmers are increasingly working with solar developers to convert agricultural acreage to power arrays. But there's a growing worry that Maine is losing critical farmland.
Bridget Reed Morawski Updated: September 16, 2024Editor's Note: From Main Street to solar farms, central Maine is heating up
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 16, 2024For our focus on Augusta, Waterville and central Maine, there was an abundance of topics to tackle.
Peter Van Allen Updated: September 16, 2024
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
The Giving Guide
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Work for ME
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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