The next solar frontier
Community solar farms hold great potential benefits for Maine – if the State does more to guide the industry’s growth.
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As families struggle to afford 15-minute phone calls from jail, Maine counties rake in millions
Private phone contracts at Maine jails and prisons are adding millions of dollars to state and local coffers while financially straining families.
Growth of Maine’s aquaculture industry sparks conversation about carbon footprint
Will the benefits of locally grown food outweigh the energy-intensive processes used by aquafarms?
Renewable power requires competent and accountable utilities
Major utility reform is critical to realizing Maine’s clean energy plans, given the dominant utilities are driven by conventional thinking and shareholder returns.
Petition threatens to derail solar incentives across New England
Filed while the solar industry is reeling from the economic impacts of the coronavirus and state governments are focused on the pandemic, the petition could roll back net metering and unravel one of Gov. Mills’ key efforts to boost clean energy in Maine.