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Energy & Utilities

  • ReVision Energy gets Maine Audubon solar installation contract

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2014

    ReVision Energy, a solar energy equipment company based in Portland, has a contract valued at $238,761 to supply solar panels and other equipment to Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Audubon Center starting Oct. 27.

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2014

  • Maine's largest wind project faces appeals

    October 10, 2014

    Two appeals have been filed against a proposed 62-turbine wind farm in Bingham, which has become the largest wind energy project in Maine to be approved by state regulators.

    October 10, 2014

  • Bristol voters deny UMaine wind project grid link

    October 8, 2014

    Most of 300 Bristol residents who voted at a special town meeting Oct. 1 chose not to allow the University of Maine’s offshore wind project to connect to the town’s electric grid.

    October 8, 2014

  • State warns of high electricity rates this winter

    October 7, 2014

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission and other groups are advising homeowners and mid-sized businesses to brace for higher electricity prices this winter.

    October 7, 2014

  • PUC staff questions natural gas proposal

    October 2, 2014

    A staff report from the Maine Public Utilities Commission has questioned a proposal to charge a new electricity fee for consumers in order to expand natural gas pipeline capacity.

    October 2, 2014

  • Natural gas firms seek state funds for expansion

    September 30, 2014

    Houston-based Spectra Energy joined a competing, out-of-state company this week in asking state regulators to consider a new electricity fee for Maine consumers that would support an expansion of the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.

    September 30, 2014

  • Maine oil exports sharply decline

    September 29, 2014

    Crude oil shipments through the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line has sharply declined in the past four years, creating concerns about the health of the state’s cleanup fund.

    September 29, 2014

  • Old Town workers denied federal funds

    September 26, 2014

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    September 26, 2014

  • Bristol to vote on UMaine wind project's grid link

    September 25, 2014

    Voters in the town of Bristol will consider at an Oct.

    September 25, 2014

  • PUC Chairman Tom Welch to retire early

    September 25, 2014

    Tom Welch, chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire Dec. 31, which is two years before his term was set to expire in 2017.

    September 25, 2014

  • Maine development organizations to get $1.1M

    September 25, 2014

    Two Maine economic development organizations will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funds to help assist local businesses and create new jobs in their regions.

    September 25, 2014

  • Ocean Renewable Power Co. calls Alaskan pilot project a 'huge success'

    James McCarthy September 25, 2014

    Chris Sauer, president and CEO of Ocean Renewable Power Co., announced on Wednesday the successful completion of the demonstration project testing its RivGen power system in the Kvichak River at the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig, 275 miles sou

    James McCarthy September 25, 2014

  • Eight rural Maine businesses get energy grants

    September 22, 2014

    Eight businesses in rural Maine communities are receiving a total of $190,000 in federal grants and loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

    September 22, 2014

  • Spectra gets partner for $3B natural gas expansion

    September 17, 2014

    Houston-based Spectra Energy’s proposed $3 billion natural gas expansion for New England  is receiving help from the region’s largest electric utility as part of a new partnership.

    September 17, 2014

  • Summit launches new natural gas company

    September 17, 2014

    The parent company of Summit Natural Gas has launched a new company to help Mainers convert to natural gas in a timely and affordable process after receiving regulatory approval.

    September 17, 2014

  • Maine’s largest wind farm gets final OK

    September 9, 2014

    A proposed $398 million, 62-turbine wind farm in Bingham received final state approval on Monday, making it Maine’s largest wind project yet to get a pass from regulators.

    September 9, 2014

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What’s your go-to beach read?
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Summer in New England – or anywhere else for that matter – is an ideal time for pleasure reading, and tastes can vary widely as we recently wrote about in a seasonal feature story.

With Maine's abundance of independent bookstores, including a new vendor on wheels making the rounds in the midcoast region, we're keen to know what you're paging through.

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