Phil Coupe

“When energy costs rise, everyone feels it — at the gas pump, in heating bills and in grocery prices,” an economics professor at the University of New England College of Business told Mainebiz.

At ReVision Energy, we have been wrestling with political attacks on our industry since the company was launched in 2003, Phil Coupe writes in this guest commentary piece.

Phil Coupe, the co-founder of ReVision Energy, said the state’s ambitious decarbonization plan and associated clean energy incentives, combined with the federal Inflation Reduction Act, should lead to continued industry growth in Maine in 2023 and beyond.

The 4.7 MW solar farm is projected to offset 63% of South Portland’s municipal load and save taxpayers more than $20 million over the 40-year commercial life of the panels.

South Portland changed its award categories this year to recognize resilience in the face of the pandemic; the seven winners will be honored in a Feb. 11 ceremony.

With GWI in Biddeford, Maine now has nine B Corps, which are certified for meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and legal accountability. More B Corps in the state are expected soon.