WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSdok) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission has opened a second round of bidding for large-scale energy projects designed to unlock the renewable potential of the state's northern reaches. The "Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Generation and Transmission Projects Pursuant to the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program, 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 3209-I" (Docket No. 2025-00361) seeks to connect northern Maine to the regional power grid. This initiative origi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSdok) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued an order establishing net energy billing tariff rates for commercial and institutional customers through the year 2046. The decision, titled "Order Setting Net Energy Billing Tariff Rates" (Dockets No. 2019-00197, 2022-00185), outlines specific payment structures for distributed generation projects starting Jan. 1, 2026. The action follows legislative changes intended to reduce costs and increase customer protections w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSdok) -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued a decision updating service quality standards for the state's primary investor-owned utilities. The "Investigation Into Reliability Benchmarks Regarding Central Maine Power Company and Versant Power" (Docket No. 2025-00270) establishes performance goals for power outage frequency and duration through 2028. The order treats the two utilities differently based on performance over the last five years. For Central Maine Po more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 21 -- The University of Maine School of Law issued the following news: * * * Supporting Maine's Vulnerable: Maine Law's Refugee and Human Rights Clinic Serves Hundreds of Immigrants with Detention Consultations, Community Outreach, and Legal Training Mainers have long shared a strong sense of fairness, a responsibility to one another, and a commitment to due process as provided by the U.S. Constitution. At the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law), these princip more PR

LEWISTON, Maine, Dec. 20 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Top 10 Bates social media posts of 2025 By David Ernst As we look back at 2025, the Bates College social media accounts shared more than a thousand posts -- read on for more details -- but these 10 posts (and one honorable mention) were particularly memorable for the impact they had. Here's a look back at some of the moments that captured the attention of not just our community, but the world's as well. The top post more PR