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November 25, 2025

A group of 11 companies claim a monthly charge that could start in January violates their constitutional rights.

Communities:

11/24/25

Daniel Kool

Staff Writer

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Community solar companies across Maine sued the Public Utilities Commission Monday, attempting to block the implementation of a new law designed to reduce the impact of solar development subsidies on the state’s electricity…

11/24/25

Story by Abha Bhattarai

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Misty Pellew’s family lived in the dark for several days this month.

Pellew’s power was shut off Nov. 13 because of $602 in unpaid bills, the latest in a string of financial humiliations that began six months ago after her husband lost his $20-an-hour excavation job in northeastern Pennsylvania. The recent government shutdown dealt another blow, delaying federal…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM EST

Mainers' power bills will go up again in 2026 after the Maine Public Utilities Commission approves new annual contracts to supply electricity to the state's investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities.

Commissioners said increasing costs were linked to rising prices of natural gas across the country. About half of the power used in New England is generated by power plants that burn…

Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025 - 12:45 PM

Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

An increasing number of American households are falling behind on their utility bills as energy costs remain elevated heading into winter, according to a new analysis from two nonprofits.

Past-due balances owed…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST

Central Maine Power's controversial power distribution rate plan met an early end Tuesday as Maine utility regulators dismissed the case.

It's the first time on record the Maine Public Utilizes Commission has rejected such a proposal entirely.

Their decision reflected public opinion, which has been against the $1.5 billion dollar plan since it was released this…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM EST

The Maine Public Utilities Commission plans to ask developers to submit proposals to build a "green hydrogen" plant in the state.

Commissioners last week filed a draft request for proposals and want all potential bidders to indicate their interest in developing a facility by early December.

Developers would pay for a project, but commissioners could direct one of the state's power…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM EST

Since taking power earlier this year, President Trump has made good on campaign threats to halt American offshore wind projects.

His anti-wind agenda has stifled clean energy growth in Maine and the…

What about how many the wind industry (who Audubon has taken money from) has killed?

Maine Public | By Ari Snider

Published November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM EST

Maine Audubon says this fall was the second deadliest on record for birds crashing into glass windows in the Portland area. The group began tracking collisions five years ago.

Outreach manager Nick Lund said volunteers with the group's BirdSafe program found 158 dead or injured…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published November 2, 2025

Maine's utility regulators have restarted the process of selecting contractors to build a massive wind power development and extensive electric transmission line in Aroostook County.

The Public Utilities Commission is considering comments it received on a draft request for proposals it filed for the project last month.

The state wants to develop 1,200 megawatts of renewable…

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

10/23/25

The northern Maine wind and transmission line is one step closer to reality as the Maine Public Utilities Commission seeks input from potential bidders and other interested parties on a draft request for…

This is your money.

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published September 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM EDT

Federal tax breaks for electric vehicles expired on Sept. 30, but some Maine customers can still access incentives to make an EV purchase.

A tax credit of up to $7,500 available to some electric vehicle consumers was cut by President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers in their signature "…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM EDT

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The Trump administration has erased all wind energy areas in federal waters, including two million acres in the Gulf of Maine.

The…

ly 14, 2025

Hallowell, Maine- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the sale of energy or renewable energy credits (RECs) to promote the economic reuse of contaminated land through clean energy development, in accordance with 35-A M.R.S. 3210-J (statute).

The RFP seeks proposals for energy or RECs from eligible Class IA renewable resources. Proposals must be submitted by…

by Cameron Levasseur 9 hours ago

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As part of the Republican Party’s sweeping domestic policy bill signed into law on July 4, federal tax credits of 30 percent for residential clean energy improvements will end on Dec. 31, instead of lasting through the 2030s as they were previously intended to.

That means in less than six months, customers of the North Yarmouth-based solar…