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Heating fuel from ‘liquid trees’ helps Maine college hit carbon neutrality goal

Bates College says conversion to a wood-based liquid heating fuel helped it eliminate campus emissions.

By Bill Opalka . 5 June 2019
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Developer says burying power line through Maine woods is not practical

Critics, including the U.S. EPA, say alternatives such as burying all or part of the line have not been fully explored.

By Bill Opalka . 4 June 2019
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Maine solar bill would expand access and increase net metering cap

"We’re just trying to catch up": Under the proposal, the state would cease to be a regional laggard.

By Bill Opalka . 20 May 2019
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Maine’s wind farm moratorium is over, but how long will ‘chilling effect’ last?

Gov. Janet Mills issued an order in February allowing permits to be issued again, but the impact won’t be immediate.

By Bill Opalka . 3 April 2019
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Maine lawmakers try again to get the state’s microgrid law right

Amid complaints that the state’s current law is unworkable, legislators revive a vetoed bill under a new governor.

By Bill Opalka . 25 March 2019
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Maine transmission settlement could spur clean energy investments in state

The proposal includes about $80 million for heat pumps, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle infrastructure.

By Bill Opalka . 12 March 2019
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Report: Clean energy could cut New England states’ fossil fuel bills

The three northern New England states spend $8.2 billion annually on imported fossil fuels.

By Bill Opalka . 27 February 2019
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Solar advocates look to repeal Maine’s ‘fundamentally unjust’ solar rules

Gross metering charges solar customers for power they generate regardless whether it ever touches the grid.

By Bill Opalka . 19 February 2019
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Maine energy efficiency spending rebounds with RGGI auction prices

More ambitious targets and other reforms spurred higher auction prices and more money for efficiency programs.

By Bill Opalka . 14 January 2019
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Report: Smart grid upgrades offer less risk, more flexibility than power lines

A recent report spotlights so-called non-wires alternatives to expensive transmission line upgrades.

By Kevin Stark . 12 December 2018