Maine’s governor will highlight the achievements of her administration in 2019 and is expected to talk about the challenges facing the state and goals for 2020.
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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.
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Maine eyed for project that converts electricity to storable gas
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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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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Skowhegan receiving second electric vehicle charging station from settlement, highlighting statewide push
The DC charging stations, located in the Hannaford parking lot in Skowhegan, are waiting to go online and come as Maine officials aim to make charging vehicles more accessible in order to draw in tourists.
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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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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.
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Mills signs wind bill, announces plans to advance offshore energy
The bill will direct regulators to approve a power contract that advances the University of Maine’s long-delayed offshore wind project.