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Energy & Utilities

  • Jobs pipeline puts KVCC grads in high-paying linework industry

    Staff Updated: June 11, 2019

    Thirteen 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, 2019

    Avangrid 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, 2019

    A 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, 2019
  • Emera Maine to complete installation of new cable to Deer Isle

    Staff May 24, 2019

    After 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, 2019

    Bates 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, 2019
  • NRCM blasts PUC’s approved three-year budget for energy efficiency projects

    Staff May 16, 2019

    The 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, 2019

    A 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, 2019
  • CMP faces new hurdle on proposed $950M transmission line

    Mainebiz Staff Updated: May 13, 2019

    The 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, 2019

    ORPC 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
  • EPA says CMP permit application with Army Corps of Engineers is ‘incomplete’

    James McCarthy May 6, 2019

    The federal 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

    James McCarthy May 6, 2019
  • With Pika Energy deal, Wisconsin company strengthens position in home energy marketplace

    James McCarthy April 30, 2019

    Westbrook-based Pika Energy Inc., a manufacturer of innovative battery storage technologies, has been acquired by Generac Holdings Inc., a Wisconsin designer and manufacturer of a wide range of power generation equipment and other power products

    James McCarthy April 30, 2019
  • Federal government designates eight alternative fuel corridors in Maine

    James McCarthy April 29, 2019

    The Federal Highway Administration has designated eight major road corridors in Maine for alternative fuel vehicles as part of an effort to build out a statewide network of fast chargers. Using Maine’s settlement funds, Efficiency Maine, the quasi-

    James McCarthy April 29, 2019
  • Marty Grohman takes reins as E2Tech’s new executive director

    James McCarthy April 24, 2019

    The Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine has hired entrepreneur and former state Rep. Marty Grohman of Biddeford as its executive director.

    James McCarthy April 24, 2019
  • In the past 25 years, renewable energy in Maine moved into the mainstream

    James McCarthy Updated: April 29, 2019

    The energy mix of Maine’s power supply has undergone a substantial shift since 1994, when 33% of the state’s net electricity generation came from the Maine Yankee nuclear power station in Wiscasset and another 20% from petroleum-fueled generation.

    James McCarthy Updated: April 29, 2019
  • Maine AFL-CIO endorses state ‘Green New Deal’ bill

    James McCarthy April 22, 2019

    A bill that seeks to establish a “Green New Deal for Maine” has been endorsed by the Maine AFL-CIO, a statewide federation of 160 local unions representing 40,000 workers.

    James McCarthy April 22, 2019

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