By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage announced a series of legislative initiatives Friday that the administration says are aimed at reducing electricity rates in Maine and providing homeowners with more options to lower their energy costs. But several major policy shifts in the governor’s proposals Read More
Efficiency Maine
Before Investing in Alternative Energy, Let’s Fund Efficiency Efforts
by Beth A. Nagusky Portland Press Herald op-ed ROCKPORT – You might think I was joking if I told you that you could cut your heating bill by up to 50 percent and your electric bill by 25 percent. Yet hundreds of Maine people and businesses have done just this. They’ve invested in the cheapest Read More
PUC Cites Energy Program Savings
by the Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA – A state program that encourages energy efficiencies such as better light fixtures saved Mainers the equivalent of the annual electricity needs of nearly 11,000 homes last year, the Public Utilities Commission said. The Efficiency Maine program reduced electricity use by more than 74 million Read More
Efficiency Maine Deserves a Boost
Portland Press Herald editorial Last is no place to be when the topic is saving energy during an era of record prices. Yet that’s where Maine is – last among New England states in the amount of energy saved by business, industrial and residential consumers. Not surprisingly, Maine is also last in the amount of Read More
