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Energy & Utilities

  • Bowdoin College achieves carbon neutrality ahead of schedule

    Staff April 20, 2018

    Bowdoin College has reached its goals of becoming “carbon neutral” at its Brunswick campus two years ahead of time.

    Staff April 20, 2018
  • Surge in Passive House construction driven by real savings in energy costs

    Maureen Milliken April 16, 2018

    Cornerspring Montessori School in Belfast could pass for any modern school; so could the Friends School of Portland in Cumberland.

    Maureen Milliken April 16, 2018
  • St. George is latest town to go solar on municipal buildings

    April 12, 2018

    The town of St. George has flipped the switch on its new solar array, which is expected to supply 90% of power to municipal buildings.

    April 12, 2018
  • LePage veto of solar bill sustained — again

    Staff April 11, 2018

    Once again, Maine lawmakers failed to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a bill designed to encourage homeowners to power their homes with solar energy.

    Staff April 11, 2018
  • CMP: Smart meters, new billing system aren't the cause of higher electric bills

    James McCarthy April 6, 2018

    Central Maine Power Co. President and CEO Doug Herling in a conference call with reporters this morning reported that the company's internal audit of customer complaints is two-thirds completed and so far has not found evidence that smart meters or

    James McCarthy April 6, 2018
  • Hancock County residents protest Brookfield’s dam operations

    April 5, 2018

    Brookfield Renewable Energy Group's operation of the Union River Dam is drawing fire from Ellsworth residents and conservationists.

    April 5, 2018
  • Redzone announces its broadband expansion plan for 2018

    Staff March 30, 2018

    Redzone Wireless LLC, a Rockland-based 5G wireless broadband company begun a 2018 network expansion to further extend broadband services into 13 rural and underserved markets across Maine.

    Staff March 30, 2018
  • Reactions pro and con to CMP's $950M bid emerging as winner

    James McCarthy March 29, 2018

    Central Maine Power is in and Eversource Energy is out, as Massachusetts announced Wednesday it was terminating its conditional selection of the Northern Pass Hydro transmission project in New Hampshire and instead selecting CMP's $950 million New

    James McCarthy March 29, 2018
  • CMP's $950M New England Clean Energy Connect bid emerges the winner

    James McCarthy March 28, 2018

    Central Maine Power is in and Eversource Energy is out, as Massachusetts announced today it was terminating its conditional selection of the Northern Pass Hydro transmission project in New Hampshire and instead selecting CMP's $950 million New

    James McCarthy March 28, 2018
  • USDA loan pays half of Brunswick Landing solar project's cost

    Maureen Milliken March 22, 2018

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invested $1.5 million in the new solar array at Brunswick Landing, part of its mission to improve the life of rural Americans, USDA Director Tim Hobbs said Wednesday.

    Maureen Milliken March 22, 2018
  • CMP welcomes audit of its billing system, will correct any errors

    James McCarthy March 21, 2018

    Central Maine Power President and CEO Doug Herling issued a statement Tuesday promising the company's full cooperation with the formal audit of its metering and billing systems launched by the Maine Public Utilities Commission in response to

    James McCarthy March 21, 2018
  • Northern Pass hits new delay in N.H.; CMP’s $950M plan poised to move forward

    Staff March 15, 2018

    The New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee opted Monday to pause all action on the 192-mile Northern Pass electricity transmission project, a delay that could result in Massachusetts turning to Central Maine Power's competing $950 million project

    Staff March 15, 2018
  • Maine Water parent to merge with California utility, becoming third-largest in U.S.

    James McCarthy March 15, 2018

    Connecticut Water Service Inc. (NASDAQ: CTWS), parent company of Maine Water, announced today it plans to merge with California-based SJW Group in an all-stock transaction expected to close by the end of the year.

    James McCarthy March 15, 2018
  • ORPC subsidiary hires president and CEO to guide its Canadian expansion

    Staff March 9, 2018

    ORPC Inc., the Portland-based company that built, operated and delivered power to a utility grid from a tidal project in Cobscook Bay and to a remote community grid from a river project in Alaska, has hired Alexandre Paris to be president and CEO of

    Staff March 9, 2018
  • Questions raised over Stored Solar's biomass subsidy

    March 5, 2018

    State lawmakers reviewing Stored Solar LLC's late or missing payments to loggers and contractors are now questioning whether the biomass generator qualified for a taxpayer subsidy awarded by the Maine Public Utilities Commission in December 2016.

    March 5, 2018
  • CMP, Emera on alert as Nor'easter bears down with high winds

    Staff March 2, 2018

    Central Maine Power Co. and Emera Maine both said they were preparing for a Nor'easter today that's expected to bring wind gusts up of 50 miles an hour along Maine's coast.

    Staff March 2, 2018

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Mid-summer check in: How has summer tourism been so far?
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Poll Description

We're roughly halfway into the unofficial summer tourism season, with Memorial Day and July 4th behind us. 

Last week, AAA forecast record traffic for the holiday weekend, particularly with July 4 falling on a Friday — and the heavy traffic heading south on the Maine Turnpike Sunday evening bears out that forecast. 

At the same time, rainy weekends have also been part of the summer mix.