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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$33.8M will fund upgrades for hydropower sites across Maine
Renee Cordes Updated: September 9, 2024Funding for 21 projects accorded the state comes from a federal program for capital improvements related to grid resilience, dam safety and environmental improvements.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 9, 2024Golden, Pingree seek changes in guidelines for energy efficiency funding
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 16, 2024Outdated rules exclude projects in Jay and Skowhegan from access to energy efficiency funding, the legislators said.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 16, 2024
First floating wind-turbine research site in the US advances in Maine
Laurie Schreiber August 20, 2024With up to 12 turbines, the primary purpose of the array is to evaluate floating offshore wind technology and the energy it produces as a renewable resource.
Laurie Schreiber August 20, 2024
Former mill in Lincoln could be the site of world's largest 'battery' for storing power
Laurie Schreiber August 7, 2024The project could strengthen the transmission system and support the delivery of higher loads of power from renewable energy sources, including nearby onshore wind turbines.
Laurie Schreiber August 7, 2024
On the Record: Chargely CEO aims to build a community of electric vehicle drivers
Renee Cordes Updated: August 5, 2024Chargely is a mobile app that helps users figure out where to go in their electric vehicles. CEO David Tse shares his vision and plans with Mainebiz.
Renee Cordes Updated: August 5, 2024
Maine regulators will map out the next decade's demands on the power grid
Laurie Schreiber July 29, 2024The goal is to establish a "cost-effective transition to a clean, affordable and reliable electric grid," said the chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
Laurie Schreiber July 29, 2024
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
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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