A recently completed solar project in Livermore Falls is the first in Maine to provide most (96%) of its solar energy to public schools in the state.
The 14,040-panel array is expected to…
A recently completed solar project in Livermore Falls is the first in Maine to provide most (96%) of its solar energy to public schools in the state.
The 14,040-panel array is expected to…
CAMDEN — David Dickey is a hands-on guy. He describes himself as a "maintenance man." When I tried to arrange an interview with him, he told me: "I can't, I'm busy repairing a toilet. The…
THOMASTON — John Fancy is the chief engineer for the Thomaston Wastewater Treatment Plant. He has worked for the city for 32 years and has fought…
“How do we all look after each other?” Valli Geiger asks.
That seems to be the question that drives Valli and…
ROCKPORT —A new blueberry solar farm is ready to come online in a field near Route 17, close to Maces Pond.
The…
ROCKPORT — On June 24 the Rockport Planning Board gave consideration to a pre-application submitted by Stephanie Turner to operate a take-out food business from a 20’x20’ building at 330…
USDA Rural Development is investing $22,300,000 through loan guarantees for solar renewable energy projects in Belfast and China through its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).Two solar…
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture is investing $17.6 million through loan guarantees for solar renewable energy projects in Maine through its Rural Energy for America Program, and a Waldoboro…
ROCKPORT — The Planning Board in Rockport has several large-scale projects under consideration, and this evening, May…
ROCKPORT — This evening, May 11, the Rockport Select Board will discuss solar land use regulations, and possibly involve the town’s Ordinance Review Committee to take on the task of crafting…
ROCKLAND — The City of Rockland is deciding whether to take advantage of an incentive program for solar energy. City councilors have been told that estimated municipal savings could reach $140,000…
CAMDEN — Slowly but surely, the Five Town CSD (governing Camden Hills Regional High School) and School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) are reducing their carbon footprint. With…
ROCKPORT — Boyle Associates and Pine Gate Renewables, the two companies working together to site a 2-megawatt solar…
HOPE — The sun has work to do in Hope, where a new solar array built on an open field near the town office will gather its energy into the waiting cells and convert it to electricity, helping the…
The Rockport Planning Board conducted a pre-application review of a proposal to develop a 16-acre parcel of land near Mace’s Pond along Route 17 into a 2-megawatt solar farm. Dale Knapp, a…
ROCKPORT — A new limited liability company established in mid-October, Samoset Solar LLC, hopes to generate electrical power with a proposed solar farm sited just off of Route 17 near Maces Pond.…
CAMDEN — The Five Town CSD School Board, which governs Camden Hills Regional High School, voted 7 to 1 at a special meeting July 29 to pursue a contract with ReVision Energy, of Liberty, to…
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD Board of Directors will convene July 29 to consider a proposal initiated by the private company…
HOPE — At a March 26 Special Town Meeting,…