Wind and other renewables produce excess power that could be used in the state’s natural gas pipeline system.
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Gov. Mills orders state agencies to step up Maine’s fight against climate change
The governor announces her executive order at the Blaine House, where solar panels designed to meet 25 percent of the electricity demand at the governor’s residence have been installed.
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Maine oil dealers launch swipe-and-click ordering, intended to disrupt the market
Two companies offering online and app-based oil deliveries aim to mirror the service consumers have come to expect from Amazon and Uber.
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To meet renewable energy goals, Maine must take charge on big battery incentives
A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
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State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.
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Portland hydro-energy company gets $4 million grant to harness river power
The company’s president said the award would allow Ocean Renewable Power Co. to develop more product innovation and enter new markets.
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Energy efficiency remains the improbable dream
Weatherizing Maine’s older home stock is critical to meeting the state’s ambitious goals to cut emissions, but high costs and an insufficient workforce put that reduction out of reach.
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Merger talks spell uncertain future for CMP customers
If a deal between Avangrid and PPL goes through, a small state like Maine could lose even more influence over utility operations under what would be one of the nation’s largest energy companies, analysts say.
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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.
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Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.