Board also votes to approve final plan for a solar farm between Eight Rod Road and Punky Lane.
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Waterville Planning Board to consider rezoning school property for storage facility
Board scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Elm at 21 College Ave. to consider several proposals, including a final plan for a solar farm between Eight Rod Road and Punky Lane.
Solar energy could power 40% of U.S. electricity by 2035
But a new federal report says it would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid.
Solar proposals, including project at former landfill, OK’d at Skowhegan special town meeting
The meeting will wrap up with an election next week to fill the vacancy on the Board of Selectmen.
Frustrated by CMP’s delays, solar industry asks PUC to oversee reviews for grid connections
The complaint to regulators is just the latest conflict between solar developers and Maine’s largest electric utility, which says it is working diligently to complete the work.
Augusta bans large solar project developments for 180 days
City councilors are concerned about aesthetics as the number of solar developments in the city continues to increase.
Confusion over rezoning further stalls discussion of proposed events center at former Waterville church
The Waterville Planning Board on Monday night got mired down in a debate about what, exactly, they were to discuss regarding a request to rezone the former Sacred Heart Church property.
At solar farms, sheep come back for mower
Solar grazing, the practice of using livestock to manage the grass that grows under panel arrays, has come to Maine.
On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
PUC awards new round of Maine clean-energy projects
Regulators approved contracts for 7 renewable power projects as part of the state’s effort to reduce fossil fuel consumption and advance climate goals.