Whitefield held its annual Town Meeting on Saturday, with residents approving all municipal budget proposals.
solar energy
Want to save on energy costs? Waterville man charts path for others to follow
Electricity costs are spiking, but Steve Kahl has taken steps to make his house more energy efficient and insulate himself from volatile energy prices.
Maine’s prime farmland is being lost to solar. Is ‘dual use’ the answer?
Farmland, with its open fields, southern exposure and well-drained soils, is typically one of the easiest and cheapest places to put a solar project.
Solar industry, CMP reach settlement over connection delays
The agreement would require CMP to spend $700,000 in shareholders’ money to help speed grid connections.
Our View: Maine’s solar stumbles slow move to clean power
We need utilities, regulators and business to work together to decarbonize, but that’s not what we’re getting
Solar farm approved for Augusta State Airport property after plan is changed to avoid recreation area
Approval comes after developers and state officials revise plan to no longer require overhead power lines on Tall Pines Way, through part of the Bond Brook Recreation Area.
Long delays throw shade on Maine’s community solar boom
Solar developers hope customers will be patient, as the industry and utilities work through growing pains.
Waterville council approves authorizing lease for solar farm at airport
The terms of the lease for the farm at Robert LaFleur Airport include an initial payment to the city of $250,000 and an additional payment of the same amount once it becomes operational.
Belgrade extends moratorium again on solar, wind farms and other developments
Moratorium is meant to give the Planning Board time to update the town’s outdated subdivision ordinance and draft amendments to guide future commercial projects.
New solar project in Farmington approved, changes to another denied
Once operational, the Clearwater Solar Partners project will provide a number of environmental benefits and the electrical power produced will be used locally.