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.
Clean Energy
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Maine would buy offshore wind power in huge quantities under proposed law
New legislation would require the Public Utilities Commission to procure enough electricity from offshore wind farms to power 980,000 homes.
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Northern Maine clean energy project gets key commitment from Massachusetts
Those agencies signed a memorandum of understanding last October with the Maine Public Utilities Commission, outlining terms by which the Bay State will consider the northern Maine energy proposals.
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Hebron Academy launching a hydrogen car program in Maine
Educator Joshua Kangas was involved with the Horizon Grand Prix in California.
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Jay board continues backing clean energy project
JAY — Selectpersons voted 4-1 Monday to continue to support Central Maine Power Co.’s proposed electricity transmission corridor from Quebec through Maine to Massachusetts. The move denied petitions to stop the corridor presented to the board by resident Susan Theberge. The petitions have a total of 405 signatures of Jay residents. Of that number, 262 were collected […]
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Lewiston officials support CMP hydroelectric project, new converter station
LEWISTON — A multimillion-dollar project that would bring hydroelectric power from Quebec to Massachusetts through Maine received an official nod of support from the City Council last week, as Lewiston is set to become a centerpiece of the proposal. The Central Maine Power Co. project, known as New England Clean Energy Connect, received unanimous support […]
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Farmington officials rethinking energy project
FARMINGTON — Town officials are rethinking their endorsement of the New England Clean Energy Connect project, a controversial plan to build a Quebec to Massachusetts transmission line that would run through western Maine, including through Farmington and other parts of Franklin County. At the urging of Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, selectmen are doing more research […]
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Biden promotes spending on clean energy at first public appearance since burying son
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first public appearance since burying his oldest son earlier this month, thanking major foundations and institutional investors for pledging to spend more than $4 billion on new technologies to reduce climate change pollution. Wearing a black suit and reading for the most part from […]