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clean energy

Published
December 1, 2024

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.
Published
November 20, 2024

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.
Published
September 24, 2024

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.
Published
August 24, 2024

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.
Published
August 6, 2024

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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Published
August 5, 2024

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.
Published
July 31, 2024

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.
Published
July 25, 2024

Wind farms’ benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation

Confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has fallen short of its promises.
Published
July 8, 2024

Maine to study whether creating local electric grid operator could cut costs, improve reliability

The first-in-the-nation proposal could shift control over some aspects of Maine's power system from the nonprofit that oversees transmission lines and power plants across New England.
Published
July 4, 2024

Freeport parade protesters call for fossil fuels divestment

About two dozen members from Th!rd Act Maine gathered on a crowded Main Street, calling for independence from fossil fuels as the Fourth of July parade marched through town.