My family joined a community solar project in May 2021 that offered us a 10% discount on our electricity prices and all green, solar electricity. I recommend joining one of the hundreds of community solar projects being built in Maine after the Legislature passed the net energy billing law in 2019. A residential or business […]
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
More Maine public schools get solar energy
The installation of an array on a farm in Livermore Falls, paid for by the federal government, will help power five public schools in the state.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
State transportation officials vow better communication in wake of contentious interstate solar project in Augusta
Augusta city councilors say they weren’t informed of the state’s plans to install 8,000 solar modules on 15 acres of land at interstate exits in Augusta, but state officials say they would have been willing to hold a public hearing if there had been interest.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Large solar project to break ground in central Maine
The $200 million project, in the Kennebec County towns of Benton and Clinton, is expected to be completed in about a year.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Solar panel trouble on cargo capsule bound for space station
It’s too early to know whether the capsule would be stable enough to be captured by the space station’s robot arm.
Posted inLocal & State, News
South Portland completes largest landfill solar project in Maine
The 12,746-panel municipal array will generate 5.8 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and save taxpayers millions of dollars over decades.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Green Divide: LePage, Mills environmental records a study in contrasts
While governor, LePage rolled back environmental regulations and stifled renewable energy in the hopes of growing the economy. Mills reversed most of these policies and embraced the state’s role as a leader in fighting climate change.
Posted inLocal & State
Displeasure with solar projects at Interstate 95 interchanges prompts Augusta officials to seek additional regulations
City officials acknowledge the city’s solar development rules don’t apply to the state’s under-construction solar farms, but say the highly visible projects have prompted many residents to have reservations about allowing too much solar development in Augusta.
Posted inTimes Record
Bowdoinham chooses Nexamp to provide solar power for the town
Bowdoinham has subscribed to Nexamp Community Solar Farms to power their municipal buildings.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden administration moves to expand solar power on U.S. land
Almost 1,400 square miles of public land has been identified, and if developed, could produce enough electricity for 29 million homes.