During an address on Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced plans to submit a bill requiring 100% of the electricity consumed in Maine to come from renewable energy sources by 2040 – a decade sooner than previously planned.
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Commentary: More clean energy is coming to Maine. Where we put it matters.
The realities of climate change mean we must transition to renewables quickly – that doesn’t mean we can’t do it thoughtfully.
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Commercial solar industry on track to spend $540 million in Maine by 2027, study shows
But critics say the conclusions of the report by a renewable energy trade group ignore the potential impact development subsidies will have on electric rates.
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New England fuel dealers plot their future in a rapidly electrifying world
As more mandates and incentives are rolled out to fight climate change, a strategy emerges to cast doubt on electrification while talking up renewable liquid fuels.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Some Maine businesses are starting down a path to 100% renewable power
Twenty companies from Biddeford to Brooklin have joined a new statewide business project called On the Pathway to 100% Clean Energy.
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Boothbay firm to build advanced electric powerboat with European partners
Hodgdon Yachts will manufacture ‘the Lion,’ which will be among the first electric boats to offer a high-speed DC charging option.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine Generation Authority needed to meet state climate, energy goals
Support L.D. 1634 and L.D. 1350, Report C, to advocate for accelerated renewable-energy generation, local jobs and lower costs to ratepayers.
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As sticker shock for solar power looms, Maine lawmakers consider options
Two bills under consideration seek to balance the desire for solar incentives with the burden of high electricity bills.
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Co-op advocates push for more community-owned solar farms
Maine’s solar energy landscape is dominated by large, out-of-state corporations. Advocates for cooperative ownership say there’s a better way.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Renewable energy best way to fight Putin
Fossil fuels will keep powering Russia’s ability to make war until we commit to a carbon-free economy.