A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Community solar farm: A primer
Just what is it, and how does a would-be customer buy in?
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New law and Gov. Mills’ energy goals set off solar-farm land rush
Now that friendly policies are in place, developers are jockeying for access to Maine’s grid to build community solar projects.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine leads on response to climate change
A commitment to innovation creates an opportunity for the state to have an outsize impact on a global problem.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Selectmen give group green light to shop for solar energy quotes
The town is considering the purchase of solar energy to power municipal properties.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Monmouth dairy uses federal, local grants to go solar
The Milkhouse was awarded $36,000 from the USDA and $10,000 from the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments to install a solar array that will eventually fill all the farm’s energy needs.
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Maine’s renewable energy subsidy program seeks supporters in South Portland
Maine Green Power targets the city as the next area to expand the state’s effort to subsidize renewable energy generation.
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Brunswick’s tax on solar panels is legal, court rules
Several families had challenged the tax, arguing that it was arbitrary and that methods used to compute it were flawed.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Bills to energize renewable-power development in Maine go to governor
Clean-energy supporters are celebrating the pending passage of 2 bills that serve as foundations to advance renewable power in Maine.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Let workers become co-owners
Insource Renewables in Pittsfield is an example of how employee-owned businesses can prosper.