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Vaughan Woodruff, who oversees oversees ReVision's strategy for training and talent, has served on the board for two years.

Now that friendly policies are in place, developers are jockeying for access to Maine's grid to build community solar projects.

Central Maine Power’s most recent debacle, attempting to charge solar developers millions more for grid interconnections despite signed contracts, was shocking but not surprising from a utility that has sought for decades to undermine renewable power.  Only after public outcry and a call from Gov. Janet Mills for a Maine Public Utilities Commission investigation did CMP reverse course, sending the PUC a mea culpa letter with what energy consultant and former Maine State Planning Office director Richard Silkman called a “very telling juxtaposition.”  This story was originally publ...

Central Maine Power’s most recent debacle, attempting to charge solar developers millions more for grid interconnections despite signed contracts, was shocking but not surprising from a utility that has sought for decades to undermine renewable power.  Only after public outcry and a call from Gov. Janet Mills for a Maine Public Utilities Commission investigation did CMP reverse course, sending the PUC a mea culpa letter with what energy consultant and former Maine State Planning Office director Richard Silkman called a “very telling juxtaposition.”  This story was originally publ...

Commentary: Maine politicians, regulators must do more to hold CMP accountable Otherwise, the utility will remain the largest obstacle Maine faces in its goals to provide reliable power to its people and combat climate change. By Vaughan WoodruffSpecial to the Press Herald Share In 2018, a faulty transmission line triggered the deadliest and most expensive wildfire in California’s history. The utility responsible for the fire, PG&E, pleaded guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter, filed for bankruptcy and settled its liabilities with $25.5 billion in payouts. Given the unprecedented nature of...