Click here to make your nominations for the Maine Clean Energy Awards. Nominations are due by August 15 and will be presented at the Maine Clean Energy Week Awards Gala on September 18. Award Categories: 1. Policymaker of the Year Award Recognizes a Maine elected official whose leadership has made clean energy a real priority for real people. This is the signature anchor award of the evening. 2. Mayor of the Year Award Honors a Maine mayor who has made bold, tangible clean energy...

I am Kristin Rode, I proudly serve as Executive Director of the Northeast Renewable Energy Coalition (NREC) and I am writing this alongside E2Tech’s Executive Director, Orion Breen. We’ve been talking a lot about what would genuinely move the needle for the companies, organizations and people who are passionate about affordable clean energy in Maine. We are excited to bring together a Maine Clean Energy Week that is built around you. NREC has now produced seven Clean Energy Weeks across New...

Wind, water and wood have powered Maine’s economy since before our nation’s founding with Maine rivers unlocking Maine’s forests to Maine ports, famous for shipbuilding, bringing Maine products and yankee ingenuity across the globe. As we joyously celebrate America’s 250th birthday, these heritage industries continue to evolve and innovate to power Maine’s and America’s economy into the future. We know now is not the time to rest on our laurels, but to swing big. The University of Maine and...