Ranger Solar of Yarmouth has proposed building a $25 million commercial solar station on about 100 acres. By Peter McGuire, Central Maine Central Maine newspapers news story WINSLOW — Town councilors unanimously approved regulations on utility-scale solar-electric projects, paving the way for possible construction of a huge commercial solar array in town. In short order Read More
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NRCM to Present Awards to Portland, Phippsburg, Liberty, Bethel Conservation Leaders
NRCM News Release Augusta, ME – Maine’s leading nonprofit membership organization working to protect Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife, has named its 2015 Conservation Leadership Award winners. The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) presents the awards each year to individuals or groups that have made an extraordinary contribution to the protection of Maine’s Read More
Update @Pontifex: Pope Francis Goes to Washington
Update on my June blog post on Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change: Pope Francis arrived in DC on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday morning, addressed the nation from the lawn of the White House, so it seems like a good time to update my blog post from June. Although the Pope addressed a lot Read More
Rural Maine Can Grow with Solar, Clean Power Plan Can Help
By Vaughan Woodruff, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Earlier this summer I was invited to speak at Bowdoin College for an event hosted by Envision Maine titled “Maine’s Economy and Climate Change.” In my opening remarks I noted that a slight adjustment to the event’s title would describe a topic that is Read More
Community Solar Farms Growing Around Maine
The solar farms let people off-site but in the utility coverage area invest and benefit in the payback. By Paul Koenig, Kennebec Journal Kennebec Journal news story A planned community solar farm near Androscoggin Lake in Wayne is one of about 10 similar projects that are under development around the state. The projects are unlike Read More
Freeport ‘Farm’ to Harvest, Share Solar Energy
By Kate Gardner The Forecaster news story FREEPORT — A community solar farm will soon be opening for residents who can’t have solar panels at their homes. The solar farm will be at Maine Idyll Motor Court on U.S. Route 1. Construction expected to start in November. Nine shares in the farm are being sold Read More
Belfast Considers Solar Project at Landfill
by Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BELFAST, Maine — Belfast residents likely have gotten used to the array of solar panels that sits atop the Belfast Fire Station, generating electricity there since January to help offset the city’s massive electric bill. Now there’s an addition proposed to Belfast’s solar capacity: a Read More
Winslow Ordinance Could Open Door for State’s Largest Solar Farm
Ranger Solar in Yarmouth weighs a plan that could cost $25 million and take up 100 acres, but requires zoning regulation changes. By Peter McGuire, Central Maine Portland Press Herald news story WINSLOW — The town is set to begin drafting regulations that could pave the way for a solar farm potentially 20 times bigger Read More
Legislature Overrides Veto of Bill Calling for PUC to Develop Solar Policy
Vote shows bipartisan support for helping Maine catch up on solar NRCM news release AUGUSTA, ME – Today, the Maine House (119-28) and Senate (32-3) voted to override Governor LePage’s veto of a Resolve aimed at developing a comprehensive solar policy for Maine. LD 1263, sponsored by Rep. Sara Gideon of Freeport, was amended to Read More
