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Energy Advisory Committee
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Energy Advisory Committee
Estimates of 2021 show that 30.35% of ‘Energy Consumption’ in Maine was ‘Renewable Energy’ with ~25% being biomass and others such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, etc.
https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php?sid=ME#38
As for ‘Electric Power’, 58.9% of electricity generated in Maine in 2023 was produced just by hydroelectric, wind, and solar.
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Energy Advisory Committee
As of April 2022, there were about 6,000 electric and/or hybrid vehicles in Maine. “At the end of 2021, there were 5,577 electric and hybrid vehicles registered in Maine, according to a progress report from the Maine Climate Council”
In May 2022, the number of total registered electric vehicles in Maine was 4,990.
https://stacker.com/maine/see-how-many-electric-vehicles-are-registered-maine
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Energy Advisory Committee
Right now, there are 34 fully electric 2022 car models from 20 brands available to buy with prices starting under $30 grand and that’s before including state or federal credit savings.
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Energy Advisory Committee
Anyone is welcome to attend and watch our meetings which occur every third Wednesday of each month at the Town Hall unless scheduled otherwise.