On March 9, voters will decide on a moratorium that could halt commercial solar projects, aimed at a project for a 55-acre array on Ridge Road.
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Mills calls for investigation of CMP solar problems
Gov. Janet Mills calls for an investigation by the Public Utilities Commission in response to news of CMP’s interconnection problems reported last week by the Press Herald.
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Solar industry baffled, angry as CMP cites need for costly upgrades
The utility told many developers last week that their projects are causing technical problems at power substations. One calls it ‘a titanic event’ that raises doubt about projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Maine Voices: Legislature should take steps to keep solar development green
Lawmakers have the chance to guide the location of projects to minimize impacts on land that provides other important benefits.
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Waterville Planning Board approves mobile home park expansion — with conditions
The board also voted 7-0 to elect Samantha Burdick its chairperson, succeeding Paul Lussier, who resigned recently.
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Waterville Planning Board to consider mobile home park expansion, day care, solar plans
The board is also expected Monday to consider plans for an audiology practice and storage units, and elect a new chairman to succeed Paul Lussier, who has resigned from the board.
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Next step for Maine’s climate goals: Proposed laws to make them reality
Dozens of ideas being promoted by lawmakers this year represent the next phase of state government’s aggressive effort to address a rapidly changing climate.
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Council hires Stephen J. Daly as Waterville’s new city manager
City councilors Tuesday also welcomed the city’s 53rd mayor, Jay Coelho, who was sworn into office earlier in the day by City Clerk Patti Dubois at City Hall.
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Unprecedented wave of solar development spurs land rush in Maine
Over the next few years, solar energy farms will be popping up across Maine, which has no specific rules for where such projects should be sited.
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Waterville council poised to consider hiring new city manager
The council on Tuesday also will consider keeping City Manager Michael Roy on until the end of January and swearing in new Mayor Jay Coelho, councilors and committee appointees, and electing a council chairman.