Eliminating tax credits could lead to a loss of $22 billion a year in clean power investment in the U.S. In Maine, the loss would be $100 million annually, according to a report.
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Maine benefited from $2.2B in US clean energy spending and incentives
A report by the Natural Resources Council of Maine is looking to provide information before President Trump and congressional Republicans move to end Biden-era federal spending on clean energy.
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Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president’s first executive orders.
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Nuclear power is making a comeback in the U.S. But not in Maine.
The cost to build a plant and lengthy regulatory reviews are cited as reasons why Maine is not joining other states looking to revive nuclear energy.
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New England states’ renewable energy push blasted as too costly by free-market advocates
Clean energy supporters and environmentalists pushed back, calling the conservative groups’ conclusions inaccurate and misleading.
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Agrivoltaics offer farmers a new way to make money
The solar industry built expansive farms in Texas by leasing farmland and allowing sheep to graze on the same land. Clean energy now powers the grid.
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Is small-scale wind power Maine’s next big thing?
Energy and agricultural officials, developers and others met in Freeport to begin looking at how Maine can establish small wind projects, comparable to rooftop solar panels.
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Repurposed Lincoln mill could become world’s largest long-duration energy storage system
The 85-megawatt system could hold enough wind- and solar-generated power to serve between 64,000 and 85,000 homes.
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Solar-powered community agriculture farm in Falmouth
Falmouth Land Trust, Cultivating Community, ReVision Energy and Hurricane Valley Farm worked together to add solar panels to the community farm to boost its resiliency and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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Portland Adult Education to expand heat pump apprenticeship program
It is one of six groups to receive a combined $2 million in grants for clean energy workforce training programs through the Maine Governor’s Energy Office.