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12 rural Maine businesses receive USDA grants to install solar
Staff Updated: June 14, 2019Twelve Maine companies received a total of $156,000 in Rural Energy for America Program grants to support solar energy projects that reduce their annual energy costs.
Staff Updated: June 14, 2019
Mills praised and panned for vetoes of two anti-CMP transmission bills
Staff June 13, 2019Gov. Janet Mills received both praise and criticism for her vetoes on Wednesday of two bills that would create additional hurdles for Central Maine Power’s $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect transmission project through western Maine.
Staff June 13, 2019
Migis Lodge receives largest solar array for a Maine lodging
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 13, 2019ReVision Energy installed a 912-paneled ground-mounted solar array in Rockland, for Migis Lodge in South Casco. The array is the largest that ReVision has installed for a Maine lodging.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 13, 2019
Clean energy procurement bill voted out of committee, heads for Legislature
Staff June 12, 2019Clean energy bill heads to Legislature for votes
Staff June 12, 2019
ORPC picks up three wins on path to commercialization
James McCarthy June 12, 2019Ocean Renewable Power Co., a marine energy company based in Portland, racked up three big wins this month that significantly advance the commercialization of its renewable river and tidal energy systems. The three wins are:
James McCarthy June 12, 2019
Commercial solar giant mulls expanding into Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: June 13, 2019As the regulatory outlook for solar power in Maine brightens, a large national industry player is looking at doing business here, an executive told Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 13, 2019
Jobs pipeline puts KVCC grads in high-paying linework industry
Staff Updated: June 11, 2019Thirteen graduates from Kennebec Valley Community College will join Central Maine Power as apprentices this month. The new graduates recently completed the Electrical Lineworker Technology program located on the college’s Hinckley campus.
Staff Updated: June 11, 2019
CMP’s parent company announces leadership changes
Staff June 10, 2019Avangrid Inc. (NYSE: AGR), parent company of Central Maine Power Co., has promoted Robert Kump, currently president and CEO of Avangrid Networks, to the newly created role of deputy CEO and president.
Staff June 10, 2019
Committee advances bill that would increase access to solar energy in Maine
Staff June 3, 2019A bipartisan bill that would make solar energy more accessible to Mainers, particularly those with low to moderate incomes, received approval from the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities & Technology Committee on Thursday night.
Staff June 3, 2019
James McCarthy May 29, 2019Emera Maine to complete installation of new cable to Deer Isle
Staff May 24, 2019After Memorial Day weekend, Emera Maine crews and contractors will begin installing a new cable through the bridge from Sedgwick to Little Deer Isle. The project, which aims to ensure reliable service to Deer Isle, should be completed within two
Staff May 24, 2019
Bates College achieves zero carbon emissions as green ambitions continue
Renee Cordes Updated: May 27, 2019Bates College just got to carbon neutrality, but that’s not the end of the road in its efforts to become even greener and leaner in terms of energy efficiency.
Renee Cordes Updated: May 27, 2019NRCM blasts PUC’s approved three-year budget for energy efficiency projects
Staff May 16, 2019The Maine Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved $158.2 million in funding for energy efficiency initiatives for Maine residents and businesses, which will be administered by the Efficiency Maine Trust from July 1 through June 30, 2022.
Staff May 16, 2019
CMP: Bill to create consumer-owned utility amounts to 'hostile takeover'
James McCarthy May 15, 2019A bill that would create a consumer-owned power company to “restore local ownership and control of Maine’s power delivery systems” received strong support from disgruntled ratepayers at Tuesday’s public hearing but was challenged by Central Maine
James McCarthy May 15, 2019CMP faces new hurdle on proposed $950M transmission line
Mainebiz Staff Updated: May 13, 2019The Environmental Protection Agency says Central Maine Power’s permit application now being reviewed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its controversial New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line project is incomplete and needs a “
Mainebiz Staff Updated: May 13, 2019
ORPC joins forces with Warbird Capital to offer leasing of its RivGen power system
James McCarthy May 8, 2019ORPC Inc. announced today it is partnering with Warbird Capital LLC, a private investment firm specializing in financing solutions for asset-heavy enterprises, to offer tailored leasing solutions to customers interested in its renewable river power
James McCarthy May 8, 2019
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.
This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.
But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.
When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.
More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy,
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