With ingenuity and determination, Paul Hausman has worked hard to make his own way on a rural hillside in Albany Township.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
India joins rush to renewables, but its rural solar systems fall off grid
About 4,000 solar mini-grids have been installed in India, of which 3,300 are government financed and owned, according to Smart Power India. Only 5% of the government grids are operational, the group found.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Weld’s moratorium on solar energy draws questions
The moratorium was approved at a special June 12 selectperson meeting that chair Richard Doughty was unable to attend.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Questions arise after moratorium on commercial solar energy facilities approved in Weld
WELD — Selectpersons agreed Tuesday night that work on a draft ordinance regulating commercial solar energy facilities will continue. Selectpersons Dina Walker and Lisa Miller approved a six-month moratorium on those facilities at the June 12 meeting. Chairman Richard Doughty was unable to attend the meeting. After listening to the tape of that meeting, Doughty […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, News
Photo/Video: 60 Seconds over Sabattus solar farm
An aerial flight over one of 4 solar farms under construction in Sabattus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Soured on solar? Costs, technical delays dampen outlook in Maine
Community solar farms, which sprouted after a 2019 law went into effect, now face challenges including higher costs for Mainers and glitches in hooking up to the grid.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Otisfield adopts solar ordinance
The town’s planning board has been working since early last year to enact local regulation over future alternative energy development.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Otisfield select board urges residents to approve solar ordinance tonight
The proposed ordinance goes before Otisfield voters tonight at a special town meeting.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Otisfield schedules public hearing on solar farm ordinance
Residents voted to place a moratorium on solar development projects last year, after one was built with no local oversight.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Otisfield solar farm moratorium extended; Nutting Ridge project nears completion
OTISFIELD — Powhatan Road residents Bill and Pat Griffin have listened and watched as a neighboring mature forest of pines was clear cut to make way for a 20-acre solar farm. Through the summer they could not escape the battering noise of ledge being drilled to anchor frames that will hold 15,000 solar panels. This […]