LePage Appointees Vote to Ignore and Subvert Legislative Intent News release Augusta, ME – In a surprising and unfortunate development, Mainers will be paying higher electric bills because the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today voted (2-1) to severely limit funding for energy efficiency programs that reduce electricity costs for Maine homes and businesses, despite Read More
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PUC Votes to Slash Funding for Energy Efficiency Programs
By Susan Sharon MPBN news story AUGUSTA, Maine — In a move being criticized by environmental groups, the Maine Public Utilities Commission today voted 2-1 to severely limit funding for energy efficiency programs. If the ruling stands, the head of Efficiency Maine says he’ll have to slash programs to help people heat their homes and Read More
Cities Right to Promote Charging Stations for Cars
We all win when car buyers believe they can get where they need to go without gas. Portland Press Herald editorial Forget road rage – the transportation neurosis we’re worried about is “range anxiety.” That’s a concern of drivers that they can’t rely on an electric car because the battery will run down and leave Read More
LePage Unveils Initiatives He Says Will Lower Electricity Rates
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
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
Sides Line Up in Renewables Debate
by Douglas Rooks Mainebiz news story A referendum to double Maine’s standard for new renewable electricity generation will not be on the ballot in 2012 â but the battle lines are already forming for its likely appearance next year. A coalition of business, environmental, religious and labor groups known as Maine Citizens for Clean Energy Read More
Mainers Would Win with Renewable Standard
by Jeremy Payne Bangor Daily News op-ed Maine â as with the rest of the nation â continues to face economic challenges. Unemployment remains a big issue and the high cost of electricity affects the pocketbooks of homeowners and businesses throughout our state. But there stands an opportunity in front of us that will create Read More
Getting Wyman Station to Clean Up Its Act
Gazing out across the waters of Casco Bay, a layer of gray soot was almost impossible to miss. It covered boats, moorings, marinas, and was an ominous presence throughout neighborhoods on Cousins Island and beyond. Air pollution, moving on prevailing winds, spewed across the mid-coast to Penobscot Bay, Acadia National Park, and even to Downeast Read More
Clean Up Wyman Station
Statement by Brownie Carson, NRCM Executive Director We are here today to announce that more than 1,000 Maine people from 230 towns support cleaning up the Wyman Station power plant – Maine’s largest single source of air pollution. These people come from nearly half the towns in Maine, and they are speaking out today for Read More
