The Waterville Planning Board on Monday will consider making recommendations to the City Council on creating a solar farm district in the zoning ordinance and rezoning parts of County and Webb roads for solar farms.
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Large-scale solar project in Oakland set for construction this year
Encore Renewable Energy of Vermont is planning a 5-megawatt array designed to generate enough power to meet the annual demand of 10,000 homes.
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Maine’s clean-energy progress stopped cold by coronavirus
Risk of infection stalls near-term growth for rooftop solar, heat pumps and energy audits and could slow momentum on the state’s climate fight.
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Somerville voters agree to seek grants to create municipal broadband network
Residents at a special town meeting Saturday also voted to return the road commissioner’s post to an elected position.
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Solar collective could provide Portland with cheaper, cleaner electricity
A city official estimates that joining a consortium with other large-scale electricity users, such as L.L. Bean and Nestle Waters, could save the city roughly $500,000 a year.
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Maine Compass: It’s time to reconsider going solar
With the passage of key laws, Maine is undergoing a “solar tsunami.”
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Study group proposes modest goals for Maine renewable energy storage
Reaching 100 megawatts of storage capacity by 2025 would send an important signal to investors, it said.
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Commentary: Gov. Mills leading the way as clean-energy transition comes to Maine
The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
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Five Maine companies win federal solar power grants
The grants are earmarked for transitioning rural small businesses to renewable energy sources.
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Blaine House solar project a powerful symbol – and debatable economic investment
Complications lowered by half how much energy would be offset and tripled the payback period.