Brothers Gene, left, and Peter Geiger stand near the solar panels at Geiger in Lewiston. The Geigers publish the Farmers’ Almanac. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Pete Geiger, the editor of the Farmers’ Almanac, pauses at the entryway of the 50,000-square-foot fulfillment center at Geiger, the family-owned promotional products company that produces the […]
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Solar power one part of Geiger’s green initiatives
LEWISTON — Driving northbound on the turnpike near Mile 80, the rows and rows of solar panels are noticeable. Behind them is Geiger, publisher of Farmers’ Almanac and international distributor of branded promotional goods. In all there are 696 ground-mounted solar panels. “Because there’s so many of them, the roof wasn’t practical,” said Peter Geiger, 66, […]
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Public meetings to be held on community solar power
NORWAY — The Energy Working Group of the Center for Ecology-Based Economy (CEBE) will present information about its community solar program at three area venues in late March. The goal of the program is to make solar energy accessible for all local residents who otherwise might have difficulty going solar due to lack of a […]
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Protect, support solar energy
Thanks to Rep. Russell Black and Sen. Tom Saviello for working hard on and supporting good solar energy legislation last summer. In January, I hope they will continue their efforts to support solar energy for Mainers by supporting LD 1686. The anti-consumer and anti-environment PUC solar energy “gross metering” rules are designed to financially punish […]
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Largest solar array in Maine now completely operational in Madison
An aerial view of the 26,000-panel solar array spread over more than 20 acres at the Madison Business Gateway. MADISON — The largest solar array in the state is now fully operational, as the final 25 percent of the 26,000-panel array was brought online Wednesday. The array, which will generate enough electricity to power 700 […]
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Support for LD 1504 — solar power
As a proponent of renewable energy, I was thrilled to hear that the Maine Legislature passed LD 1504, a Republican-written solar bill, by overwhelming majorities in the House and Senate. I was also very happy to learn that Rep. Bruce Bickford voted to support the solar bill, and I thank him. The bill overturns a […]
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Urging veto of LD 1504
I hope that Gov. Paul LePage will veto solar power bill LD 1504, and that the Legislature sustains the veto. That bill subsidizes customers who install solar panels for another 15 years. During that time period, thanks to Sun Cell and other emerging technologies, current roofing panels are likely to become obsolete. Mainers will be […]
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Solar energy makes sense
The Legislature will vote on LD 1504, “An Act Regarding Solar Power for Farms and Businesses,” during the current session. The bipartisan bill removes barriers established by a February 2017 PUC ruling that effectively limits the growth of the solar industry in Maine. Why not allow solar businesses in Maine to be competitive with the […]
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Clean energy going to waste
There was an enormous spill in South Paris today. I watched it spread all the way up East Oxford Road and climb the silo at the top. It was a scene of perfectly wasted resources, literally soaking into untended grass plots and asphalt shingles. It was a solar spill. Sunlight was covering everything in sight. […]
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LD1504 will help solar industry
I am writing about the importance of proposed legislation LD 1504: Solar Power for Farms and Businesses. LD 1504 offers an opportunity for businesses, towns and farms to build solar power. LD 1504 will counter the January PUC rule that will seriously discourage new solar development in Maine, will bring about a large number of […]