by Christopher Bouchard, Aroostook Republican & News Bangor Daily News story CARIBOU, Maine — Caribou City Manager Dennis Marker updated councilors on Feb. 11 about the results of an Investment Grade Audit report concerning the potential conversion of Caribou street lights to more efficient and less expensive LED. Marker said the IGA report indicates that Read More
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Energy Efficient Projects are Saving Maine Hospitals Millions of Dollars
by Taylor Kinzler WABI-TV news story Energy conservation in the workforce can have many benefits. Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor has seen that firsthand since implementing an environmentally sound project. “That’s how we can save money for patients because for every dollar that we spend on energy, it’s 20 dollars that we have to Read More
70% of Maine Voters Support Proposed Bond to Reduce Heating Costs through Expanded Home Efficiency
NRCM news release Augusta, ME – As members of the Maine Legislature’s Appropriations Committee consider a variety of bond proposals to send to voters, a poll of likely voters shows fully 70% support a proposed $30 million bond to improve the energy efficiency of 30,000 Maine homes. LD 1341, sponsored by Senator Dawn Hill of Read More
NRCM Testimony in Opposition to LD 1400, An Act To Focus Energy Laws on Energy Cost
Senator David Woodsome, Chair Representative Mark Dion, Chair Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities & Technology My name is Dylan Voorhees and I am the Clean Energy Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Thank you for allowing us to present this testimony. This bill takes a wrecking ball to Maine’s clean energy laws, Read More
LePage, Clean-energy Advocates Clash Over Governor’s Agenda
At issue are the governor’s proposals that reflect his skepticism over ratepayer charges to support conservation. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Gov. Paul LePage has submitted three bills to the Legislature aimed at lowering energy costs, but clean-energy advocates said Tuesday that the measures would dismantle years of state policies Read More
Assessing Energy Costs’ Effect on the Economy
Gov. Paul LePage’s initiatives reflect his view that high costs inhibit job creation, but experts suggest a skilled work force may be more critical to Maine’s growing needs. by Tux Turkel, staff writer Maine Sunday Telegram news story Jobs and energy. In promoting his energy legislation, Gov. Paul LePage has tied Maine’s economic growth to Read More
Hands Off Efficiency Maine, Governor
Bangor Daily News editorial The LePage administration is bent on taking the “quasi” out of the several quasi-state agencies, each of which serves an essential function in keeping Maine commerce humming. The scandalous abuse unearthed at the Maine Turnpike Authority seems to have been interpreted by the administration as the tip of an iceberg of Read More
LePage’s Energy Bills Generating Opposition
By Eric Russell, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — The governor’s energy legislation package has generated significant debate and plenty of opposition during public hearings this week, setting up what could be yet another partisan battle in the coming weeks. Even before public hearings were held Wednesday and Thursday on two Read More
Questions Raised About Bill to Restructure Efficiency Maine
by Patty B. Wight MPBN news story One of Gov. Paul LePage’s state priorities is to reduce electricity costs in Maine, which he says are a key component in creating jobs. To that end, the governor has introduced four bills, including one that would restructure the Efficiency Maine Trust, which operates a quasi-state agency that Read More
