Renewable energy

Energy bills are lower than average thanks to solar, super insulation, air-sealed construction and triple-pane windows, said the developer.

The biochar industry is well-known in Europe, while the U.S. is just getting started. Pyreg clients include projects in Maine, California, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida.

The 4.2-megawatt turbines are spread across the town of Columbia and unorganized territories in Washington County.

Maine’s Solar for All program was expected to help some 20,000 low-income Maine households save between $380 and $1,400 annually on energy bills.

The bill follows up on the state’s climate plan update to have 100% of electricity come from renewable sources by 2040.

The Houston-based developer, EDP Renewables North America LLC, is owned by Spanish utility EDP Renováveis.

Installation of 124 rooftop solar panels will be paid for, in part, with a state grant.

The chief impact of federal action that is already happening is the delay in the trust’s expansion of its loan program for energy upgrades to homes and businesses.

Notice of a funding freeze by the Trump administration for alternative energy research at the university has brought an abrupt halt to an offshore wind turbine installation project that has been years in the making.

Maine’s clean energy workforce reached nearly 15,600 jobs in 2023, growing at a rate nearly twice that of the state’s overall workforce since 2019. But employee recruitment and retention remain a challenge.