The state and Efficiency Maine are partnering to install more electric vehicle charging stations as a way to reduce carbon emissions, lower costs for Mainers and boost tourism.
Five Maine companies have been recognized as some of the world’s top-performing “B Corps,” an international designation showing they meet standards for social and environmental performance.
Development of former municipal dumps is heavily restricted, but solar power is one permitted use that is benefiting developers as well as Maine towns and cities.
Twelve Maine companies received a total of $156,000 in Rural Energy for America Program grants to support solar energy projects that reduce their annual energy costs.
ReVision Energy installed a 912-paneled ground-mounted solar array in Rockland, for Migis Lodge in South Casco. The array is the largest that ReVision has installed for a Maine lodging.