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Versant’s new switching station seeks to make service more reliable in the Orono market
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 23, 2024If there’s a tree on a line in one direction, power can be fed from a different way while crews work to make repairs.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 23, 2024
ReVision Energy's next director of commercial sales brings a wealth of knowledge
Alexis Wells Updated: December 17, 2024ReVision Energy, the South Portland-based solar installer, has hired Heather Deese as director of commercial sales.
Alexis Wells Updated: December 17, 2024
Calais electric utility gets $14.5M federal loan for upgrades
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 16, 2024Inflation could have an impact on the size of planned expenditures for upgrades and maintenance on transmission and substation infrastructure in the years ahead.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 16, 2024
Rain and overnight winds knock out power to thousands of customers in Maine
Peter Van Allen December 12, 2024Winds up to 60 miles per hour knocked out power in a number of Maine counties, including Aroostook, Hancock and Piscataquis.
Peter Van Allen December 12, 2024
Maine joins states suing oil giants over climate change
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2024The lawsuit, filed by Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey, names Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco and the American Petroleum Institute as defendants.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2024
Let the sun shine: 2,464 solar panels installed on roof of Portland warehouse
Laurie Schreiber November 26, 2024The Boston-based owner of the property says the installation is an effort to advance environmental stewardship while creating value across the firm's portfolio.
Laurie Schreiber November 26, 2024
New climate plan calls for 100% of Maine’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2040
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 25, 2024Climate goals have been bolstered by federal funds in recent years. That’s likely to decrease, according to the updated plan, which calls for leveraging other sources.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 25, 2024
French maker of electric boat motors opens first US subsidiary in Portland
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 18, 2024Electric boat motors are becoming popular in Maine and beyond. Temo has partnered with marine dealers in the state, and now work is underway to expand and hire in Portland and Scarborough.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 18, 2024
One of Rockland’s largest solar projects now resides at a retirement community
Laurie Schreiber November 11, 2024The project was designed to meet half of the nonprofit’s electrical requirements by maximizing the number of panels that could fit on the roof.
Laurie Schreiber November 11, 2024
Exit focus: The good, the bad and the unnerving about selling a family business in Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: November 4, 2024Selling a family business requires a combination of patience, emotional stamina and an understanding of market conditions.
Renee Cordes Updated: November 4, 2024
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
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The days after Thanksgiving are the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. Many shoppers are already setting their sights on the whirlwind of holiday shopping — Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Major retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have already launched early deals, giving shoppers a head start on savings.
A record 186.9 million people plan to shop from midnight on Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation. The figure is up by more than 3 million total shoppers from last year's record.
The National Retail Federation forecast also calls for holiday spending to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, with sales predicted to grow between 3.7% and 4.2% from 2024.
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