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National, local gas prices continue to tumble
July 12, 2016The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Maine dropped by four cents to $2.28, continuing an extended streak of falling prices in the state.
July 12, 2016
Global demand spurs growth in new forest product sectors
July 11, 2016James Chittum sees a tremendous opportunity for Maine companies that make products using renewable biobased resources from forest, farm and sea instead of petroleum-based compounds such as polyethylene or polystyrene.
July 11, 2016A $13.4M question: Will the PUC biomass bidding process be competitive?
July 11, 2016The Maine Public Utilities Commission has set a deadline of July 29 for bids seeking to tap a $13.4 million allocation created by the 127th Legislature to pay for above-market, two-year contracts for electricity created by biomass generators.
July 11, 2016Getting to 100% renewable energy by 2050? Ambitious, but not impossible
July 11, 2016The challenge of lowering our electricity costs — which are the lowest in New England but remain a challenge for Maine businesses competing against companies in regions of the U.S. with significantly lower electricity costs — is by no means a simple
July 11, 2016
Portland firm bests 24 contenders for $146K grid grant
July 7, 2016Introspective Systems LLC, a Portland-based company that designs complex frameworks and software so various electronic systems can talk to each other in networks, has been awarded a $146,683 grant through the federal Small Business Innovation
July 7, 2016
Controversial Passadumkeag wind project sold for $127M
July 6, 2016The Passadumkeag Wind project in Great Falls Township has been purchased by the Atlanta-based energy company Southern Co. for $127 million.
July 6, 2016Gas prices in Maine continue downward trend
July 6, 2016The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the state dropped two cents to $2.32, continuing the dropping price trend in recent weeks.
July 6, 2016
Federal energy grant gives $108K boost to Maine farms, businesses
July 5, 2016Thirteen Maine businesses and farms have been awarded a total of $108,001 in grant funding through the Rural Energy for America Program to assist in lowering energy costs and installing renewable energy systems.
July 5, 2016
'Dead River blood runs deep' in new CEO
June 27, 2016Associates of Deanna Sherman, president and soon-to-be CEO of oil and propane supplier Dead River Co., say she brings to mind the vintage E.F. Hutton TV ad in which a noisy room goes silent to hear advice from the stock brokerage.
June 27, 2016
From coffee roasters to biomed labs — businesses save big with energy efficiencies
June 27, 2016At Caravan Beads, owner Barry Kahn hired ReVision Energy last year to install 264 photovoltaic panels, each 260 watts, on the roof of his 22,000-square-foot retail store and warehouse. “That was encouraging,” says Kahn. “It's nice to have
June 27, 2016
Fact or Fiction: How do energy costs in Maine stack up to the nation?
June 27, 2016Maine has the lowest electricity costs in New England. So why are they so often cited as a problem for businesses both large and small? The simple answer is that many of them compete against companies in regions of the United States where
June 27, 2016
ORPC Ireland hydrokinetic project moves forward
June 24, 2016ORPC Ireland Ltd., a subsidiary of Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co., has been selected to enter the grant agreement stage of a project that will increase the performance and reliability of transferring energy from its renewable marine energy
June 24, 2016DOT to pay up to $3M for possible NGL relocation
June 22, 2016Tulsa, Okla.-based NGL Energy Partners is still hunting for a new liquefied petroleum gas depot in southern Maine following the city of South Portland's March decision to not allow the building of a depot in the city and the state's acquisition of
June 22, 2016Gas prices decline for first time in two weeks
June 20, 2016The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the state dropped by two cents to $2.35, bucking the steady price of $2.37 reported in the last two weeks.
June 20, 2016
SunEdison could sell Maine's largest wind farm proposal for $26.5M
June 20, 2016The San Francisco-based wind energy investors Pattern Energy Group Inc. could pay approximately $26.5 million for the development rights of the proposed King Pine wind project, Maine's single-largest wind farm, that are currently owned by the now-
June 20, 2016South Portland officials split on water, carbon emissions monitoring
June 20, 2016Members of South Portland's planning board are split in a decision that would require building owners in Mill Creek to publicly divulge the energy and water use of some buildings in an attempt to monitor and decrease carbon emissions and excess
June 20, 2016
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