About two dozen students have completed Southern Maine Community College’s hybrid and electric vehicle course since it launched in 2021. Similar programs are emerging elsewhere in the state.
Stephen Singer
Stephen Singer writes about energy and utilities for the Press Herald. He began covering the arcane beat in 1999-2000 as a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press in Charleston, W.Va., as the Legislature -- with many others in the U.S. -- set about the task of deregulating energy. Singer picked up the beat for the AP in Hartford, Conn., expanding his reporting to cover the six New England states. A newcomer to Maine, he prefers blueberries to lobster.
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How much money has been spent subsidizing heat pumps in Maine?
Over $135 million, and more is on the way. Gov. Janet Mills says the incentives are reducing the state’s reliance on heating oil.
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Federal court sides with Avangrid in dispute over western Maine power corridor
A New Hampshire nuclear power station owned by NextEra must perform a safety upgrade critical to Avangrid’s 145-mile NECEC transmission line through western Maine, a federal appeals court ruled this month.
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Feds back CMP bid to build transmission line through Maine
After an agreement fell through with developer LS Power last year, state regulators are seeking new proposals to connect wind energy generated in Aroostook County to the New England grid.
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Maine business group criticizes latest paid family leave rules, saying 30 days’ notice is not enough
Businesses with just a few workers would not easily adjust if a worker takes paid leave with little notice, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce said.
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Impact of national port worker strike unclear in Maine
Eimskip, Portland’s sole shipper, employs 50 members of the longshoremen’s union but is not involved with the national labor agreement being negotiated.
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CMP dispatches line crews to help restore power in Virginia, North Carolina
The Augusta-based utility sent line workers and damage assessment teams to areas hard hit by Hurricane Helene.
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Maine home sales rose slightly in August
Mortgage rates dropped in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in more than 4 years, meaning buyers who were priced out may start house hunting again.
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Maine employers face heftier fines for labor law violations
The state Department of Labor hopes a new rule that went into effect Thursday will end a pattern of small fines and few collections of penalties.
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Madawaska paper mill to receive nearly $10 million Maine tax credit
Twin Rivers Paper Co. Inc. was the only mill eligible for the tax credit meant to help modernize equipment and save jobs. A state report recommends more transparency about business incentives.