A City Council committee votes 3-0 in favor of the plans to put a solar array on top of a former landfill on Ocean Avenue.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s time for Portland to assume a leadership role on solar energy
Our officials should forge ahead on a solar plan, starting with the Ocean Avenue landfill project.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Solar supporters urge Maine PUC to go slow on new rules
The Public Utilities Commission is expected to begin reviewing the credit system enjoyed by solar energy producers, since the Legislature failed to pass a major solar bill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Big solar worked to kill Maine solar energy bill
Fearful that the bill would threaten their business model, national companies took steps that helped LePage and Republicans, at the expense of local solar installers and their Democratic allies.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Solar energy bill extinguished by lobbying based on false, misleading information
Behind closed doors and in debate, Republican Minority Leader Ken Fredette let the attack on the most significant solar energy measure Maine has ever seen.
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Commentary: Blame Dill and liberals for poor economic record, not me, Gov. LePage says
Maine won’t prosper until it ends the highly taxed, anti-business legacy left behind by Democratic rule.
Posted inBusiness, News, Schools and Education
Colby College’s 5,505-panel solar array will be one of largest in the state
The 1.9 megawatt project will produce enough power to meet 16 percent of the Waterville college’s energy needs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Plan for Maine’s largest solar energy farm moves ahead as Sanford approves lease
Yarmouth-based Ranger Solar plans to build an array at the municipal airport that could generate enough electricity to power more than 8,000 homes.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland considers zoning changes to promote, regulate solar arrays
If the City Council approves the amendments, the city will become a model for other Maine communities and join a growing number of U.S. cities that have taken similar steps.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Solar bill offers right answers for Maine
The arguments against a modernization of the state’s clean energy market do not pass the test.