solar power

But an official with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection testified that the agency already has the regulatory tools to deal with the scenic impacts of solar farms.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission will adjudicate a disagreement over whether a rooftop solar program violates state rules.

Electricity generation from large-scale solar arrays was up 18 percent over the year before, while electric output from wind farms grew by 7 percent.

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative says the Indian Township federally funded rooftop solar plan violates state rules

Residential, "behind-the-meter" solar, like panels found on rooftops, commercial buildings, and in parking lots, helped keep energy demand low during the day in spring and summer.

The former president, who died Sunday at age 100, was described "a true model of servant leadership" by Gov. Janet Mills and by Sen. Angus King as someone who was forward-thinking and "unapologetic in his convictions."

The Environmental Protection Agency is distributing some $300 million to projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Tribal and territorial communities.

Solar energy exclusively powered about 11,000 Versant Power customers in the Fort Kent region for a period of time last week — a first for the utility, and potentially among the first instances in Maine.

A new community solar farm in Hampden will help power the Bangor Water District, College of the Atlantic and other area institutions.

What is community solar? What do you need to think about when deciding whether to sign up for it? And what does the future of this program look like here in Maine? That's what we dive into in this episode of Maine Explained.