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Small businesses, farms, eligible for energy audits

Small businesses, farms, eligible for energy audits SMPDC has received a $100,000 grant to perform 15 or more energy audits, designed to discover where efficiencies could be made to save energy and money. Share Small businesses and farms looking to have an energy audit to determine where they can save energy and utility costs can check in with Southern Maine Planning and Development, which recently received a $100,000 grant to provide subsidized energy audits in southern Maine. Journal Tribune file photo SACO To help reduce energy use and costs in the region, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission is creating an Energy Audit Program designed to help small businesses and farmers with energy efficiency upgrades.

Southern Maine towns participating in a solar collaborative

Southern Maine towns participating in a solar collaborative Seek proposals from solar developers to help reduce energy costs Courtesy of the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission SACO, Maine  Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC) is soliciting proposals from solar power developers for six towns that have banded together as the Southern Maine Solar Collaborative (SMSC). The effort will take advantage of Maine’s new energy billing program by purchasing from solar farms (located within the Central Maine Power utility grid), thus reducing energy costs and reliance on fossil fuels. The six towns will use a joint procurement process to obtain solar power via the Net Energy Billing Tariff Rate Program, which allows Maine municipalities to offset their electric bills by using small-scale, renewable energy generation facilities, such as solar farms. 

Commentary: Regional coordination is key to tackling climate action in Maine

Commentary: Regional coordination is key to tackling climate action in Maine The Southern Maine Regional Sustainability and Resilience Program is helping six York County towns address climate change impacts and advance resilience efforts. By Abbie Sherwin and Karina GraeterSpecial to the Press Herald Share Southern Maine is uniquely poised to advance meaningful climate action through bold leadership by our towns and the innovative approach of the Southern Maine Regional Sustainability and Resilience Program. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Municipalities are on the front lines, and southern Maine communities are already experiencing the effects of stronger, more frequent storms, rising seas and extreme temperatures. One 2018 nor’easter caused $3 million in damage in five York County coastal towns. Strapped by limited budgets, insufficient staff capacity and a lack of technical expertise, Maine municipalities find planning for climate change a tr

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