Buying an electric vehicle is easier – and more affordable – than you might think.
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Portland tidal energy startup entering rough investment waters
Buoyed by a recent $6 million infusion, Ocean Renewable Power Co. hopes to raise $12 million this year and $18 million later, but venture funds have been favoring wind and solar projects.
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Maine’s top court says appeal of changes to solar incentives must go to lower court
Thursday’s ruling is a blow to solar advocates who have fought the new rule that reduces credits to homeowners.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Absent oversight, condo associations can stymie energy-efficiency goals
Unlike state agencies, the regulatory groups handle complex matters with little guidance on how to do so.
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Despite subsidy, two wood-fired power plants offline for months
That’s bad for the forest products industry and jobs as Maine’s biomass power sector continues its struggle to become profitable.
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Historic Biddeford mill to install state’s largest privately owned solar array
The Pepperell Mill Campus plans to announce details of the project Friday.
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CMP will give $50 million to help low-income customers in Massachusetts
The Maine-based utility will provide the money over 40 years to help Bay State electricity customers save money on energy.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Transmission lines over Kennebec Gorge? That may be a choke point for renewable energy advocates
A 145-mile power line that would carry hydroelectricity from Canada to Massachusetts – and carve a path through the scenic gorge – signals a bleak future for multistate projects in New England.
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Emerging energy model in New England shies away from cooperation
The Avangrid-CMP plan for hydroelectric power from Canada to Massachusetts abandons the market-based era when private companies worked to generate the lowest-cost power.
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Gov. LePage set up wind-farm review panel to meet in private. Now, the names of its members are secret.
The governor’s energy director says the 14 members of the advisory panel will be identified once the body is prepared to meet.