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Municipal Solar in Plymouth, NH

The ribbon-cutting for Plymouth’s municipal solar project. From left to rt.: James Miller (PEC), Ted Vansant (Barrington Power), Ashley Saba (incoming PEC chair), Grace Garvey (PEC), Bill Bolton (selectman and state representative), and Scott Weden (Plymouth town manager). (Donna Rhodes)

Irene “Grace” Garvey

As of December 4, 2024, the Town of Plymouth’s municipal […]

New England Governors Agree on Maine Transmission Line

Wind turbines in Maine. (Michael Surran, Wikimedia Commons.)

George Harvey

The demand for electricity is growing in southern New England. Indeed, it is projected to grow even faster in the future, as more power-hungry technologies come online to deliver us such things as artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, along with electric vehicles […]

New Solar Project in Winthrop Maine Benefits Affordable Apartment Complexes

Renewable Energy Partners – Norwich Technologies, Solaris Energy and Bridge Renewables – Announce Completion of a 700 kW AC Solar Project.

Diana Wood

Norwich Technologies and partners Solaris Energy and Bridge Renewable Energy are pleased to announce the completion of a 700 kW AC solar project in Winthrop, Maine. The project was […]

Encore Energy’s Impressive Storage Projects in Middlebury and Royalton, Vermont

South Street Storage, under construction, will stores eight megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy. (Encore Renewable Energy)

George Harvey

Encore Renewable Energy is a well-known solar developer based in Burlington, Vermont. Specializing in community-scale projects, it has completed 95 so far, and their combined capacity is nearly 100 megawatts.

Encore is […]

Introducing Steady Energy: A Solar Plus Storage Focus

The 5.82kW solar array, with 485 Watt bifacial panels, provides ample power for this off-grid system in northern Vermont, ensuring comfortable living with minimal generator reliance. (Catamount Solar)

G.E.T. Staff

Steady Energy may appear to be the new kid on the solar block, but it is rearing to go to deliver […]

Is the Palisades Nuclear Plant to Become a Zombie?

Palisades nuclear power plant (U.S. N.R.C., public domain)

George Harvey

The Palisades nuclear plant is in Michigan, on the shore of Lake Michigan, nearly across the lake from Chicago. It has a single reactor with 805 megawatts of capacity. Construction was complete in 1971, and the plant was allowed to run until […]

Low-cost Solar PV is Being Made in the U.S.A.

From a solar cell to a solar system. (Rfassbind. Public domain

George Harvey

Recently, we have seen remarkable growth of solar generating capacity all around the world. In the U.S., where renewable generation has not always been prioritized, solar capacity has been growing due to its low cost, by which it […]

Bartlett Woods Goes Green: Solar, Heat Pumps

The roof top solar installation at Bartlett Woods consists of 350 panels and meet 50% of the facility’s needs and 100% of the electric requirements for the heat pumps. (Sundog Solar)

Janis Petzel, MD

Bartlett Woods, a retirement community in Rockland, Maine, celebrated the installation of approximately 350 solar panels […]

A Medical Prescription for Solar Power

George Harvey

Many people have trouble paying bills, even in normal times. But what happens when times get tough for them?

Among the most difficult bills are those that relate to medical treatment at hospitals. A hospital stay can be a hardship for even the most well-off of us. And for […]

Bethlehem, NH’s WasteWater Treatment Facility Goes Solar

Dan Crosby, BEC, Josh Welch, Welch’s Water, David Van Houten, BEC, Ted Vansant, Barrington Power, and Dick Robie and Russell Mardin of theBethlehem Village District at the Bethlehem, New Hampshire’s Wastewater Treatment Facility solar site. (Courtesy photos)

David Van Houten

On Friday December 6, 2024 Bethlehem, NH put another solar energy […]