renewable energy
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PublishedMarch 10, 2025
Freeport’s working waterfront goes electric
The Island Institute launched a toolkit for those eyeing marine electrification. Some local aquaculture farms are already pivoting, transforming Maine’s coastline one boat at a time.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2025
Solar power is cutting daytime electricity demand on New England’s grid
Power generated by rooftop solar panels in Maine is small relative to other New England states but nearly doubled in the last year.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2024
Maine seeks boost in energy storage to avoid costly grid upgrades
If approved, customers of Central Maine Power and Versant Power would pay more per month initially, but less in the following years, according to a report by Gov. Janet Mills' Energy Office.
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PublishedNovember 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.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2024
Portland City Council votes to establish climate action fund
The fund would pay for projects that would reduce the city's carbon emissions.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Manufacturers push back against rising electricity bills tied to renewable power incentives
One business said it may be forced to close because its power bills have jumped by thousands of dollars.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2024
Americans tapped $8 billion in tax credits on green home energy upgrades last year
Far more taxpayers than projected claimed the Inflation Reduction Act incentives on solar panels, heat pumps and other climate-friendly projects, data shows.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
A changing electric grid ramps up the work of Maine’s utility regulators
The need to connect renewable power to the grid and plan for increased electrification is expanding the Public Utilities Commission's budget, staff and workload.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2024
Solar development to be permitted on Maine farms contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
The new rules will give farmers a boost and expand renewable energy in the state.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2024
CMP electricity rates are going up. Here’s what’s driving it.
The costs of restoring power after storms and funding state renewable energy policies are the biggest factors increasing Central Maine Power Co. bills.
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