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…
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‘I bought LED bulbs 27 years ago when they were ugly and expensive’
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…
‘Opinion: Building power plants and running power lines all over is nuts. We need to be developing sources of electricity near where it is used’
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 pollution in Waldoboro county for 50 years. John…
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The AIO Food Pantry, in Rockland, has flipped the switch to sustainable energy with the installation of 100 solar panels. As Joe Ryan,…
“How do we all look after each other?” Valli Geiger asks.
That seems to be the question that drives Valli and Greg's lives. Greg Marley is the director of suicide prevention for NAMI, the…
opinion: Dual-use farmland is an important tool for diversifying a farmer's income
ROCKPORT —A new blueberry solar farm is ready to come online in a field near Route 17, close to Maces Pond.
The blueberry farm is owned by David Dickey. When Alan approached Dickey about…
Rooftop solar array, subdivision proposal also heard
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’s Planning Board to consider village hotel findings of fact, two Route 17 solar power farms
ROCKPORT — The Planning Board in Rockport has several large-scale projects under consideration, and this evening, May…
could roll back net metering and unravel one of Gov. Mills’ key efforts to boost clean energy
As the coronavirus pandemic ripples across the world, the solar energy industry faces a threat in the shadows. The New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) recently introduced a petition to…
Meeting this evening
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…
To be decided: farm in Skowhegan or Livermore Falls
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…
Project sited for 16 acres off of Route 17 near Mace’s Pond
ROCKPORT — Boyle Associates and Pine Gate Renewables, the two companies working together to site a 2-megawatt solar farm on 16 acres of Rockport land, are holding a a community open house and…
Solar array takes form in Hope Center field
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…
16-acre solar farm would run alongside Rockland Street (Route 17)
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.…
board member Pete Orne raises questions
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…
Special meeting, July 29, with Revision Energy
Private entities pitch building 2,000,000 kWh solar farm on Camden Hills Regional High School campus
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD Board of Directors will convene July 29 to consider a proposal initiated by the private company ReVision Energy…
