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Maine groups receive grants for housing rehabilitation projects
November 4, 2015Two organizations in Maine will receive a combined $347,800 in federal grants for the rehabilitation and repair of homes for low-income people in five counties.
November 4, 2015Businesses act on climate change, divest fossil fuel investments
November 2, 2015Political leaders and businesses are taking action in the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this December, which aims to come to a legally binding and international agreement on climate change.
November 2, 2015
USDA to provide $1.7M for energy upgrades to 14 Maine businesses
October 27, 2015Fourteen small businesses in Maine will receive $1.7 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to reduce energy usage and costs.
October 27, 2015Solar company launches in Oxford Hills region
October 26, 2015A startup solar company in the Oxford Hills region has begun installing solar tracker arrays for residential and institutional clients.
October 26, 2015Energy efficiency upgrades to save Maine Machine $100,000 annually
October 26, 2015Maine Machine Products Co. in South Paris says a recently completed upgrade to its heating, ventilating and air conditioning system, along with the installation of energy-efficient LED lighting, is expected to cut its energy usage by 40%.
October 26, 2015Summit mobilizes for pipeline inspections in central Maine
October 21, 2015Summit Natural Gas of Maine told the Maine Public Utilities Commission it has “mobilized all available resources” to inspect and replace pipe fittings in seven central Maine communities.
October 21, 2015
Smith's Farm installs largest privately owned solar facility in Maine
October 20, 2015Maine Energy Performance Solutions says it recently installed the largest privately owned solar facility in the state for Presque Isle-based Smith's Farm.
October 20, 2015Woodcock and Littell provide lunch-timer primer on Maine’s energy issues
October 19, 2015At an Oct. 2 luncheon forum hosted by the Drummond Woodsum, former Maine Public Utilities Commissioner David Littell and Governor's Energy Office Director Patrick Woodcock demonstrated how differences of opinion on the state's energy policies can,
October 19, 2015
Portland's Ocean Renewable Power launches subsidiary in Quebec
October 16, 2015Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co. has launched a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary to capitalize on the province of Quebec's strong interest in developing marine renewable energy projects.
October 16, 2015Winslow ordinance paves way for utility-scale solar project
October 15, 2015The town of Winslow approved new regulations for utility-scale solar-electric projects Tuesday, potentially allowing a Yarmouth company to construct a solar farm that could be 20 times larger than the state's current largest one.
October 15, 2015Summit Natural Gas to inspect pipeline work done last year
October 15, 2015Summit Natural Gas of Maine has agreed to check pipeline joints that utility regulators found may have been improperly fused during the company's expansion last year primarily in the Kennebec Valley area.
October 15, 2015Emera makes case for $175M in transmission projects in northern Maine
October 13, 2015Last week, the Maine Public Utilities Commission began its investigation into Emera Maine's plan to complete 32 transmission projects over the next five years, expected to cost $175 million and raise electricity bills for its customers.
October 13, 2015Daigle Oil transitions to employee-owned company
October 8, 2015Daigle Oil Co. in Fort Kent has transitioned from a privately held company to a 100% employee-owned company through an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP.
October 8, 2015PUC to mull investigation in Texas energy company
October 6, 2015The Maine Public Utilities Commission will deliberate today whether to open an investigation into the marketing practices of a Texas energy company, the Journal Tribune reported.
October 6, 2015
GrandyOats' production soars under Nat Peirce and Aaron Anker
October 5, 2015Eighteen years ago, GrandyOats was a one-person operation producing small batches of granola out of a 105-year-old dairy barn in rural Brownfield.
October 5, 2015Price for heating oil in Maine drops to lowest point since 2004
September 24, 2015Heading into the winter, the average price of home heating oil is lower than it's been in a decade, falling below $2 per gallon in the Governor's Energy Office's most recent heating fuel survey.
September 24, 2015
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