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Energy & Utilities

  • As U.S. average gas prices rise, Maine’s stay steady

    November 1, 2016

    Gas prices in Maine remained unchanged for the second week in a row, as the average price for a gallon of gas was $2.27.

    November 1, 2016
  • Surge Hydro heading to national Cleantech clean energy competition

    Staff October 31, 2016

    Surge Hydro, a Belfast-based hydroelectric development firm, has joined an elite class of environmentally minded Maine companies in becoming the third company in the state in five years to win the Cleantech Open Northeast Competition.

    Staff October 31, 2016
  • Westbrook parcel to house solar array for Portland apartment complex

    Laurie Schreiber October 30, 2016

    WESTBROOK — The Wishcamper Cos., a Portland-based firm specializing in development of affordable housing projects in Maine and across the country, is building its first solar energy array in the state and hopes to expand in the future.

    Laurie Schreiber October 30, 2016
  • CMP: Phasing out old contracts could save customers $56M

    October 28, 2016

    Customers of Central Maine Power could soon see reductions of around $3 to their monthly bills as the utility company looks to phase out select long-term expenses.

    October 28, 2016
  • Ranger Solar beats CMP and Emera Maine on clean-energy bid

    James McCarthy October 26, 2016

    Yarmouth-based Ranger Solar is a big winner in the southern New England states' selection of projects they believe will help them achieve ambitious clean energy goals, being one of four companies selected out of 24 bidders to enter negotiations with

    James McCarthy October 26, 2016
  • Renewable energy projects land $427K in federal grants

    Staff October 26, 2016

    The renewable energy and efficiency projects of six rural Maine businesses and farms came out on the winning end of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program with $427,000 in funding.

    Staff October 26, 2016
  • Emissions cap-and-trade program brings $3M to Maine manufacturers

    October 25, 2016

    Sixteen of Maine's largest manufacturers, including paper makers, will get $3 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which aims to curb pollution by capping and trading electric plant carbon emissions.

    October 25, 2016
  • Local, national gas prices remain steady

    October 25, 2016

    Gas prices in the state of Maine remain unchanged over the last week, as the average price for a gallon of gas stayed at $2.27.

    October 25, 2016
  • Report: Maine voters find common ground on clean energy, National Monument

    Lori Valigra October 25, 2016

    As Maine voters get ready to head to the polls, a new public opinion survey of likely Maine voters shows strong, bipartisan support for the new national monument, solar power and other clean energy development, the Land for Maine's Future Program

    Lori Valigra October 25, 2016
  • Ranger Solar advances its 50MW solar project at Sanford airport

    James McCarthy October 21, 2016

    Sanford City Council on Tuesday approved an updated lease agreement for 390 acres of city-owned property at Sanford-Seacoast Regional Airport on which Ranger Solar of Yarmouth plans to develop a utility-scale solar project that would be one of the

    James McCarthy October 21, 2016
  • Average winter still brings higher gas prices, demand

    Staff October 20, 2016

    The U.S. Energy Information Office released its Winter Energy Outlook for the upcoming season, and despite its prediction of an average winter this year, the organization says consumers will be using and paying more for gas this heating season

    Staff October 20, 2016
  • The price for a gallon of gas in Maine continues to rise

    October 18, 2016

    Slow and steady is the name of the game for increasing gas prices in the state of Maine, as the average price for a gallon of gas rose by a penny to $2.27.

    October 18, 2016
  • PUC on the hot seat over proposed solar 'net metering' rules

    James McCarthy October 18, 2016

    Solar power advocates came out in force Monday to tell the Maine Public Utilities Commission that it should scrap its proposed rule to gradually phase out financial incentives designed to encourage consumers to install solar panels on their homes or

    James McCarthy October 18, 2016
  • U.S. Sen. King seeks to curb rapid expansion of LNG exports

    James McCarthy October 17, 2016

    U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, has joined 11 Democratic senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Energy to put the brakes on expanding liquefied natural gas exports.

    James McCarthy October 17, 2016
  • New England's largest solar project could shine on Limestone

    October 12, 2016

    The largest solar project in New England could be coming to the Loring Commerce Centre business park in Limestone.

    October 12, 2016
  • Hurricane Matthew spurs rise in gas prices

    Staff October 11, 2016

    Gas prices in Maine continue to be on the rise, as the average price for a gallon of gas rose by three cents to $2.26.

    Staff October 11, 2016

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Do your plans call for vacationing in Maine this summer?
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Summer is in full swing, and many readers are thinking about where to go next.

Maine often tops the list with its stunning coastline, fresh seafood, peaceful forests and charming small towns. Maine is known as Vacationland for a reason.

Not surprisingly, many people who live in Maine also vacation here.