by Gabrielle Mannino News Center Maine HALLOWELL, Maine — Beginning next month, Central Maine Power customers will see a double-digit rate increase on their utility bills. The three-member Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday announced their approval of CMP’s distribution and transmission rates hike, citing recovery from costs associated with...
Our homes and businesses are designed to have a functional power grid. Many of the comforts of home rely on having power to run our lights, heating systems, appliances, and electronics. During power outages, our houses and offices are dark, cold, and inhospitable. For this...
Sundog Solar is now installing Tesla solar energy products! These sleek solar panels and batteries are known for innovation in the solar energy industry. In addition to the electric vehicles, Tesla produces solar panels, the Powerwall battery system, and electric vehicle chargers. Many of our customers...
The last five years have been the hottest ever recorded. Global climate change is causing droughts, floods, heatwaves, wildfires, sea-level rise, and hurricanes to be stronger. Sadly, IPCC climate scientists predict that infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, and most ecosystems will be increasingly compromised. Climate change is...
A Climate to Thrive and Sundog Solar are teaming up to electrify Mt Desert Island! The program offers discounted heat pumps to Bar Harbor, Tremont, Seal Cove, and Southwest Harbor residents. In addition, Efficiency Maine is offering rebates for up to $1,500 for energy-saving heat...
Each month, your solar system will produce a slightly different amount of power. Solar energy generation depends on many factors, including the angle of the sun, the length of the days, and the weather. Because the lengths of the days are shorter in the winter...
Increasingly, Mainers are installing solar systems with battery backup for grid outages. During blackouts, solar batteries need to perform well to keep the lights on, the refrigerator running, and the sump pump working. Just like your cell phone or laptop battery, solar panel batteries slowly lose...
[embed]https://youtu.be/ZF-xBTaTPSY[/embed] The Town of Thomaston, Maine, is installing a 503 kW solar system near its wastewater treatment plant. Sundog Solar of Searsport, Maine, designed and is installing the solar project. The 1,290-panel solar farm will soon produce an estimated 90% of the power for the town, including...
According to predictions by Wood Mackenzie, there will be 3 million solar energy systems in the U.S. by 2022. As renewable energy installations become more widespread throughout Maine, more homes with solar panels will enter the real estate market. Increasingly, it will be important to...
Originally published by NRCM by Kaitlin Kelly O’Neill, Coalition for Community Solar Access A new study (PDF) released this week by the consulting firm Daymark Energy Advisors shows that the increase in local solar energy projects encouraged by Maine’s Net Energy Billing (NEB) program has already generated significant benefits to Maine...