Gas burners fulfill a primal urge, but they are bad for the climate and indoor air quality and need to be phased out.
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As electric rates rise, gas-fired power emerges as both scapegoat and savior
A study in contradictions, natural gas is both helping to keep the lights on and contributing to the risk of rolling blackouts. Here’s why the role it plays in the region’s energy grid will remain a factor in Maine for years to come.
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New law requiring gas detectors takes effect Jan. 1
The law is expected to have an impact on local landlords, who will be required to install the detectors in each unit where gas appliances are used.
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Mainers face double-digit shock in 2022 electricity supply rates
Experts say the expected increase is primarily a result of rising prices for natural gas. Maine’s solar policies also could increase rates in the coming years.
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Commentary: Resistance to good clean-energy projects harms Maine’s economy, climate progress
Summit’s abandoned midcoast pipeline expansion was the one viable way to lower emissions from the region’s larger energy users.
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Natural gas company announces plan to expand to Knox, Waldo counties
The company said roughly 100 new jobs will be created in the Midcoast by the construction of the $90 million project.
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Maine Natural Gas to be fined $50,000 for safety violations
The utility, a subsidiary of Central Maine Power Co.’s parent company, delivers pipeline gas to 4,800 customers in the Augusta, Brunswick and Windham areas.
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Midwinter drop in energy costs gives Mainers unexpected relief
A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures and lower prices for heating oil and gasoline offers a welcome change from the norm.
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Hearing set on proposed Unitil gas service rate hike
The hearing is set for Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at the University of Southern Maine.
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Maine eyed for project that converts electricity to storable gas
Wind and other renewables produce excess power that could be used in the state’s natural gas pipeline system.