The 5-megawatt array in Madison generates enough electricity to power 700 homes.
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Mina Amundsen watching as the campus at Colby College is growing
As the college’s assistant vice president for facilities and campus planning, Amundsen is the overseer of its greener future.
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Solar project forces Portland to tackle longstanding issues at closed landfill
City officials admit the site has been allowed to deteriorate, and now remediation may disrupt installation of the 2,800 power panels.
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Groups file brief challenging Maine’s new solar rules
The filing appeals the Public Utilities Commission’s new solar rules in the wake of a failed legislative effort to sustain incentives.
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In Legislature, solar bill met a more powerful foe: Doubt
Blindsided by a late question of constitutionality, backers see an effort to preserve incentives undone by seeds of confusion.
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Waterville enters partnership to explore solar project at city’s capped landfill
The project, a partnership with a Maine company called Gizos Energy, envisions a 20-megawatt solar array on two parcels on Webb Road that would power 3,750 homes.
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Flurry of lobbying blurs solar bill’s chances
What had been veto-proof support for a measure that preserves incentives suddenly seems less certain as backers and foes alike rally legislators preparing for this week’s override vote.
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Gov. LePage vetoes solar ‘net metering’ bill, again
A representative for the solar installation industry accuses the governor of lying in his veto letter to change House Republicans’ votes.
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Rooftop solar bill advances, but Republican opposition foreshadows fight
The measure endorsed by the Legislature’s energy committee calls for a cost-benefit analysis of how utilities pay homeowners and small businesses for the electricity they generate.
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Customers’ bills at center of fierce debate over incentives for Maine rooftop solar
Dozens of people crowd a hearing on new rules that the Legislature is considering to encourage homeowner use of solar power.