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Energy & Utilities

  • 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

  • Eversource wants N.H. to reconsider $1.6B Northern Pass project

    James McCarthy March 1, 2018

    Eversource Energy filed a motion Wednesday with the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee asking the committee to reconsider its 192-mile Northern Pass electricity transmission line project that was unanimously rejected in early February.

    James McCarthy March 1, 2018

  • Business owners, residential customers raising questions over CMP bills

    Staff February 28, 2018

    More than 130 customers of Central Maine Power Co. have filed written comments since the Maine Public Utilities Commission launched a formal investigation of customers' complaints about the utility's metering and billing resulting from a new billing

    Staff February 28, 2018

  • UMaine System reopens energy contract, turns to No. 2 bidder

    Staff February 26, 2018

    The University of Maine System has reopened contract negotiations for the University of Maine's long-term energy needs, after learning on Feb. 21 that the successful bidder, ConEdison Solutions, was withdrawing its bid, which had been reported in an

    Staff February 26, 2018

  • Summit Natural Gas expanding to Sidney

    Staff February 21, 2018

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine plans to break ground on an expansion project to Sidney this spring that will bring natural gas to residential and commercial customers in the community, including Pike Industries.

    Staff February 21, 2018

  • Renewable energy group sues over wind-permit moratorium

    Renee Cordes February 21, 2018

    The Maine Renewable Energy Association has filed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Paul LePage's controversial moratorium on new wind-turbine permits.

    Renee Cordes February 21, 2018

  • CMP's $950M proposal selected as 'alternative' clean energy bid by Massachusetts

    Staff February 20, 2018

    Central Maine Power Co.'s $950 million New England Clean Energy Connect proposal has been selected to replace the Northern Pass transmission project should Eversource Energy fail to secure its New Hampshire permit next month.

    Staff February 20, 2018

  • Grant program for historic buildings expands to include energy efficiency

    Staff February 12, 2018

    Grants of up to $20,000 are available through the Maine Community Foundation to help nonprofits implement energy efficiency measures in historic buildings they own.

    Staff February 12, 2018

  • CEI launches subsidiary to finance high-impact, mid-scale solar projects

    Staff February 9, 2018

    Brunswick-based CEI has launched a new subsidiary — with the name of Bright Community Capital — to fill a financing gap in the solar energy marketplace.

    Staff February 9, 2018

  • Maine Water leverages state program to invest in drinking water infrastructure in midcoast region

    Staff February 5, 2018

    Maine Water Co. received approval from the Maine Public Utilities Commission to recover more than $650,000 in investment in drinking water infrastructure though Maine's Water Infrastructure Charge program.

    Staff February 5, 2018

  • High electricity costs drive wood pellet maker out of business

    February 5, 2018

    The high cost of electricity to manufacture wood pellets has driven a Boothbay pellet manufacturer out of business.

    February 5, 2018

  • N.H. regulators reject $1.6B Northern Pass clean energy project

    James McCarthy February 2, 2018

    After two days of hearings this week, New Hampshire state regulators unanimously rejected Eversource Energy's application for its $1.6 billion Northern Pass transmission project to deliver more than 1,000 megawatts of renewable power from Hydro-

    James McCarthy February 2, 2018

  • Conservation Law Foundation sues LePage over wind power moratorium

    Staff January 31, 2018

    The Conservation Law Foundation filed a lawsuit in Maine's Superior Court Tuesday seeking to block Gov. Paul LePage's recent executive order imposing a moratorium on new wind project permits and creating a special commission to make recommendations

    Staff January 31, 2018

  • Portland to save $1M annually by switching to LED streetlights

    Staff January 31, 2018

    Portland began replacing all of its street lights this week with new, energy-efficient LED light fixtures, a project expected to save taxpayers $1 million annually that was made possible by the city's recent acquisition of the streetlights from

    Staff January 31, 2018

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Small Business Saturday, the annual tradition that encourages shoppers to support local, independent retailers and entrepreneurs, marked its 16th rendition on Nov. 29, with events held across the nation.

Founded by American Express in 2010, the yearly event has become an essential part of the holiday shopping season. The Small Business Administration became the official co-sponsor in 2011. 

Last year, shoppers turned out in full force to support their local communities, generating an estimated $22 billion in spending at small retailers and restaurants.

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