The bill will direct regulators to approve a power contract that advances the University of Maine’s long-delayed offshore wind project.
renewable energy
USDA issues renewable energy grants to 12 Maine businesses
The grants, which total $156,000, will be used by the rural businesses to install solar panels.
Freeport brewery launches effort to put more clean energy into its beer
Maine Beer Co. hopes to inspire other clean energy efforts and expand its 50-kilowatt solar system so that the brewery generates more energy than it uses by 2030.
Maine company partnering with Clinton dairy farms for cow-powered biogas
Summit Natural Gas is working with five dairy farms in Clinton to build and operate a digester that will create a new renewable natural gas program aimed at supporting the local economy.
Our View: Blown off course, Maine offshore wind must get back on track
The LePage administration did everything it could to scuttle an emerging industry, but Gov. Mills and the Legislature can still save it.