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Despite subsidy, two wood-fired power plants offline for months

by Tux Turkel July 31, 2018July 31, 2018

That’s bad for the forest products industry and jobs as Maine’s biomass power sector continues its struggle to become profitable.

Local & State

Historic Biddeford mill to install state’s largest privately owned solar array

by Gillian Graham July 26, 2018July 29, 2018

The Pepperell Mill Campus plans to announce details of the project Friday.

Business, Local & State

CMP will give $50 million to help low-income customers in Massachusetts

by Tux Turkel July 25, 2018July 26, 2018

The Maine-based utility will provide the money over 40 years to help Bay State electricity customers save money on energy.

Business, Life & Culture, Local & State, News, Outdoors

Transmission lines over Kennebec Gorge? That may be a choke point for renewable energy advocates

by Tux Turkel June 24, 2018June 24, 2018

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.

Business, Local & State, News, Politics

Emerging energy model in New England shies away from cooperation

by Tux Turkel June 24, 2018June 23, 2018

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.