As the college’s assistant vice president for facilities and campus planning, Amundsen is the overseer of its greener future.
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Solar project forces Portland to tackle longstanding issues at closed landfill
City officials admit the site has been allowed to deteriorate, and now remediation may disrupt installation of the 2,800 power panels.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: In the end, Mainers will reject regulators’ anti-clean-energy rule
The PUC tax on energy produced and used in the home will take effect as an election approaches.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Groups file brief challenging Maine’s new solar rules
The filing appeals the Public Utilities Commission’s new solar rules in the wake of a failed legislative effort to sustain incentives.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
In Legislature, solar bill met a more powerful foe: Doubt
Blindsided by a late question of constitutionality, backers see an effort to preserve incentives undone by seeds of confusion.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Waterville teams up with Falmouth energy company on solar project
Plans are in the works for a large-scale array on a capped landfill that could power 3,750 homes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let solar energy empower ratepayers, not utility
Central Maine Power is using distorted figures to scare the public into opposing L.D. 1504.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Solar proposal remains the best path forward for Maine
Legislators should override the veto of a bill that would benefit utilities, consumers and the solar industry.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Flurry of lobbying blurs solar bill’s chances
What had been veto-proof support for a measure that preserves incentives suddenly seems less certain as backers and foes alike rally legislators preparing for this week’s override vote.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: States should fix solar incentives, not dump them
Net metering is flawed, but it’s still the best way to encourage the expansion of clean power.