YEEC Monthly Meeting on April 8
Greetings Everyone! Energy Meeting is Tuesday night – 7pm at the library. Couple quick updates: 1. We are very pleased to announce that we are hosting Bill Young from the Florida Solar Energy Center...
View ArticleSolar Electric Emergency Power Systems – Maine Pilot
Where: Portland offices of Revision Energy, 142 Presumpscot Street, Portland, ME 04103 When: Thursday, April 24th 5:00-7:30pm – Light dinner and refreshments provided Cost: Free and open to the public...
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Solar power for emergency shelters
The article below from Seacoastonline.com and the Portsmouth Herald describes another step in the process of a unique blending of community need and opportunity. Turning to solar power in case of an...
View ArticleYork voters approve Article #43
York voters went to the polls at the annual budget referendum on Saturday, May 17, 2014 and approved Article #43, which appropriates $100,000 for capital improvements related to energy solutions and...
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York awarded $98,000 for renewable energy
The town’s Energy Steering Committee was informed this week that it was successful in its application for a significant grant that will be used primarily for a solar photovoltaic array on the York...
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2014’s most promising alternative energy trends
According to mining.com, “The business world has recognized a need for viable alternative energy solutions, and investors are now pouring in their cash. Last year, a staggering $214 billion was...
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America’s solar revolution
Solar power is on the rise. From the Union of Concerned scientists: From rooftops to landfills to large open spaces, harnessing the full power of solar energy will be a key part of our nation’s...
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Peaks Island school eyed for emergency solar power array
The following article from the theforecaster.net recounts the latest work done by Eric Hopkins and others to develop an emergency solar power pilot project. A group of people including teachers and...
View ArticleSave the Date: September 26th Celebration
Save the Date: September 26th @ 3:00 pm Please join York’s Energy Steering Committee, York Beach Fire Department, public officials and York residents for a reception and dedication to celebrate the new...
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In an Age of Cheap Solar Does Efficiency Still Matter?
An expert from the Rocky Mountain Institute argues that solar energy may be more glamorous, but efficiency, the old workhorse of green buildings, remains a winner, just not in all cases. “Efficiency...
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98-year-old fire station a ‘high-performing energy system’
From the 9/30/15 York Weekly story written by Deborah McDermott: YORK – There was, literally, energy to spare at the York Beach fire station Saturday afternoon, as a crowd of more than 50 residents and...
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York Energy Steering Committee recognized
The Energy Steering Committee was highlighted by the York Weekly as one of the town’s “Movers and Shakers” of 2015. From the article by Deborah McDermott: YORK – During the recent climate talks in...
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Solar compromise fairly shares costs, benefits
Below is an editorial from the Kennebec Journal. It is presented in its entirety because it clearly summarizes a relatively complicated but important piece of legislation. Lawmakers shouldn’t let...
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Solar electric production on the York Beach Fire Station
You can follow the almost real-time electric generation of the solar array on the York Beach Fire Station at http://revisionenergy.solarlog-web.net/york/. The solar system has been generating...
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The future of solar power in Maine is on the line
The information below is excerpted from ReVision Energy‘s April 2016 newsletter: Maine’s NeXt Metering Hangs in the Balance Maine has made national headlines for its innovative proposed solar policy,...
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Maine’s largest solar farm prepares to power up
A 12/28/2016 article in the Portland Press Herald describes a project in Madison, more than twice the size of others in the state, which will supply 3,000 homes and small businesses. MADISON — The...
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How to Cut U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Faster
From the New York Times: The United States is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions far too slowly to help avert the worst effects of global warming. But what would happen if the country adopted seven...
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