Regulators’ decision could also affect people in retirement communities and mobile home cooperatives who band together to fund solar projects.
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Ways to make clean energy cleaner
Clean energy supports a sustainable lifestyle because it is produced from renewable sources like the sun and the wind. However, that energy is not entirely clean due to its reliance on critical minerals. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, “critical minerals” are vital to American economic or national security and possess a vulnerable supply chain. […]
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Maine offshore wind projects blown away by federal cancelation of plans
The Trump administration is halting plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development.
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Maine stays the course on clean energy incentives
The new One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) weakens or eliminates many of the federal tax credits which had boosted Americans’ efforts to live more sustainably. However, the state-funded, quasi-public agency known as Efficiency Maine Trust continues to incentivize a range of climate-friendly measures for individuals. If you want to buy a “clean vehicle,” save […]
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New Maine laws will change electricity billing, formalize energy goals
Among a slate of energy laws passed this session are ones that will change the state’s contentious net energy billing program and create a new Department of Energy Resources.
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Loss of clean energy tax credits would be a step backward for Maine | Opinion
The state would face both economic and environmental impacts if they are eliminated as part of the budget negotiations in Washington.
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Trump administration stalls UMaine’s offshore wind project
The University of Maine was ordered to halt work on the research project just weeks before it had planned to launch its most advanced floating wind turbine yet.
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Maine lawmakers reject proposal to extend Sears Island conservation easement
The bill would have required the state to extend the easement already in place on the island, which has been targeted for development of a wind port.
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Developer for Gulf of Maine offshore wind project puts power contract talks on hold
Pine Tree Offshore Wind has requested that the talks be temporarily suspended, citing ‘recent shifts in the energy landscape.’
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Maine’s ‘energy economy’ grows as Trump cuts loom over zero-carbon power
The state has benefited from about $800 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.