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Eastport, Maine Is The Ideal Place For Solar, Tidal Power, And A Microgrid

December 2, 2024 admin clean power, maine, marine energy, policy & politics, tidal energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 04:28:56 +0000

When the sun rises on America each day, it hits Eastport, Maine — the easternmost point of the continental US — first. Eastport is a small community of 1300 hardy people who live on an island on the edge of the Bay of Fundy. If you are looking to be … [continued]

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Wind Energy Wins As Trump Campaign Winds Down On (B)low Note

November 6, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, Donald Trump, donald trump wind energy, Energy, floating wind, green economy, maine, offshore wind energy, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa, virginia offshore wind, wind energy, Women

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:13:35 +0000

The US offshore wind energy industry has survived, and thrived, despite attempts by former President Trump and others to blow it off.

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1st Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Gulf of Maine to Power More than 4.5 Million Homes

September 19, 2024 admin boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, deb haaland, Department of the Interior, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, maine, Manufacturing, Massachusetts, new hampshire, offshore wind energy, us offshore wind, us offshore wind energy, us offshore wind farms, Water, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:31:16 +0000

Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, these areas … [continued]

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East Coast Battles West Coast For Offshore Floating Wind Title

August 23, 2024 admin bureau of ocean energy management (boem), California, clean power, floating offshore wind, floating wind, green economy, maine, maine aqua ventus, national renewable energy lab (nrel), offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, university of maine, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:08:12 +0000

From California to Maine, the race to build vast arrays of offshore floating wind turbines is finally taking shape after years of R&D.

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Form Energy To Build World’s Largest Battery Energy Storage System In Maine

August 19, 2024 admin batteries, battery energy storage system, battery factories, Energy Storage, form energy, iron air battery, maine, west virgina

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:58:21 +0000

From Energy has chosen Maine as the site of its first large-scale grid storage installation with a capacity of 85 MW and 8500 MWh.

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Maine Offshore Wind Plan Splits Environmentalists

July 24, 2024 admin clean power, floating offshore wind, maine, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, renewable energy, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 18:05:52 +0000

The Maine coastal town of Searsport is a balance of tradition and tourists, of long winters and trusted neighbors. That dynamic shifted slightly in May, when the state applied for a $456 million federal grant to build a specially designed port on about 100 local acres to support an emerging … [continued]

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Learning To Charge The Chevy Bolt On The Road — Trial & Error & Lots Of Learning

July 18, 2024 admin chargepoint, chevrolet bolt, chevy bolt, clean transport, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev road trips, gm, maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:40:32 +0000

Last summer I bought a used 2017 Chevy Bolt. With a brand-spanking new battery, an 8-year warranty, and just over 20,000 miles, it was a good fit. Hubby installed an electrical outlet on the side of our rural country shed, and we were ready to charge for the majority of … [continued]

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Largest Maine Natural Gas Provider Acquiring Second-Largest Supplier

July 9, 2024 admin acquisition, bangor natural gas, Business, Fuel, Gas, maine, natural gas, news, unitil

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:42:13 +0000

Unitil Corp., the largest provider of natural gas in Maine, on July 9 said it has a deal to purchase Bangor Natural Gas Co., which has been the state’s No. […]

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Investing in America: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Across the Country

June 29, 2024 admin alaska, bipartisan infrastructure law, California, clean transport, detroit, durham, electric buses, Electric vehicles, fairbanks, Florida, investing in america, Joe Biden, maine, mass transit / public transit, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, santa ana

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:32:39 +0000

From improving road safety to revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity, all 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia will receive RAISE grants this year from President Biden’s infrastructure law WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure … [continued]

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Graph: Electricity Demand Surges in New England Amid Heat Wave

June 26, 2024 admin Connecticut, extreme heat, extreme heat waves, Extreme weather, heat waves, Illinois, maine, Massachusetts, New England, new hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Uncategorized, vermont

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:19:28 +0000

Electricity demand in New England surged this week as high temperatures persisted through much of the United States. Demand in the electric grid territory of New England’s Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) peaked at 23,324 megawatts (MW) during the evening of June 20, approaching last year’s peak hourly demand in this … [continued]

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