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University Of Maine At Presque Isle To Build Wind Turbine

University Of Maine At Presque Isle To Build Wind Turbine

Presque Isle (NEWS CENTER) --  The University of Maine at Presque Isle is taking big step in going green. The school has reached an agreement with Lumus Construction to begin working on a $2 million project to install wind turbine. UMPI is the first university in the state to install a 600kW wind turbine.

Stopping Heat Loss From Inside Your Home

Stopping Heat Loss From Inside Your Home

(NEWS CENTER) -- With colder weather now here, many people are noticing little areas in their house that aren't as warm as others.

Resources To Cover Your Bases And Needs

Resources To Cover Your Bases And Needs

AUBURN (NEWS CENTER) -- Seven agencies are meeting with the public in Auburn to help people get through the winter.

Emergency Workers Expect More Winter ER Visits

Emergency Workers Expect More Winter ER Visits

BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital expects to see an increase in injuries this winter caused by alternative heat sources.

A Middle Class Family Discusses Staying Warm This Winter

A Middle Class Family Discusses Staying Warm This Winter

EDDINGTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Michael Earle's family is wearing more sweaters and turning down the heat inside their two bedroom home.

Middle Class Money Crunch

Middle Class Money Crunch

(NEWS CENTER) -- Only 1 in 5 Maine families eligible for LIHEAP Assistance actually apply.

Stopping Heat Loss From Outside Your Home

Stopping Heat Loss From Outside Your Home

(NEWS CENTER) -- With winter fast approaching, we explore cheap and easy things you can do outside your home to save money.

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State Run Firewood Program In High Demand

State Run Firewood Program In High Demand

ADAMSTOWN TOWNSHIP (NEWS CENTER) -- For years Maine has run a program which allows people to harvest firewood on its public lands for a small fee.

Tree Length Wood Debate

Tree Length Wood Debate

BRIDGTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Karen Hawkins is already getting ready for winter. And that means cutting, splitting and stacking wood.

Officials Struggling With Funds For Heating Aid

Officials Struggling With Funds For Heating Aid

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- With the price of home heating oil still high -- the state is still struggling to put enough oil into the tanks of low income families.

Cops Chop Wood For Heating Assistance

Cops Chop Wood For Heating Assistance

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- The Fraternal Order of Police in Kennebec County is working with United way to provide fire wood to those who need it.

Southern Kennebec Officials Start Heat Helpers Program

Southern Kennebec Officials Start Heat Helpers Program

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- Officials in southern Kennebec County are thinking about the toll of the high cost of heating oil.    

City Officials Gather To Help With Heating Concerns

City Officials Gather To Help With Heating Concerns

AUBURN (NEWS CENTER) -- Tuesday, city leaders in Auburn outlined some of their plans on how to approach the coming heating season.  

Accounting Problems Complicate Heating Aid Program

Accounting Problems Complicate Heating Aid Program

(NEWS CENTER) -- Accounting procedures problems lead the state to take over processing applications for fuel assistance program.

Fuel For Friends Program

Fuel For Friends Program

BATH (NEWS CENTER) -- Neighbors are helping neighbors in midcoast Maine with a new fuel assistance program.

New Training Offered For Weatherization

New Training Offered For Weatherization

(NEWS CENTER) -- The State's Efficiency Maine office says there is a "dire need" for more trained and skilled people to work on home weatherization.

Resources To Cover Your Bases And Needs

Resources To Cover Your Bases And Needs

AUBURN (NEWS CENTER) -- Seven agencies are meeting with the public in Auburn to help people get through the winter.

Emergency Workers Expect More Winter ER Visits

Emergency Workers Expect More Winter ER Visits

BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The staff at Saint Joseph's Hospital expects to see an increase in injuries this winter caused by alternative heat sources.

A Middle Class Family Discusses Staying Warm This Winter

A Middle Class Family Discusses Staying Warm This Winter

EDDINGTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Michael Earle's family is wearing more sweaters and turning down the heat inside their two bedroom home.

Middle Class Money Crunch

Middle Class Money Crunch

(NEWS CENTER) -- Only 1 in 5 Maine families eligible for LIHEAP Assistance actually apply.

Stopping Heat Loss From Outside Your Home

Stopping Heat Loss From Outside Your Home

(NEWS CENTER) -- With winter fast approaching, we explore cheap and easy things you can do outside your home to save money.

PROP Can Help With Winter And Financial Blues

PROP Can Help With Winter And Financial Blues

(NEWS CENTER) -- Even as oil prices drop, a lot of people are concerned about making it through the winter ahead.

Volunteers Help Seniors Winterize Their Homes

Volunteers Help Seniors Winterize Their Homes

CAPE ELIZABETH (NEWS CENTER) -- All fall -- the United Way has been organizing volunteer groups to help seniors and others to winterize their homes.

Tips On Winterizing Your Home

Tips On Winterizing Your Home

(NEWS CENTER) -- Even with oil prices dropping, it's still expensive to keep warm. Just about everyone agrees that home weatherization is the first line of defense.

Ask The Attorney General: Home Heating Contracts

Ask The Attorney General: Home Heating Contracts

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) - In our Ask The Expert segment, we talked with Maine's Attorney General, Steven Rowe about home heating oil contracts.

How To Seal Your Home And Stop Wasting Heat

How To Seal Your Home And Stop Wasting Heat

(NEWS CENTER) -- Homeowners need to do what they can to make sure their house is buttoned up for the winter.

Stay Warm Even When Heat Is Down

Stay Warm Even When Heat Is Down

(NEWS CENTER) -- If you find yourself turning the heat down to save money there are still ways to keep warm.

211 Gets Record Number Of Calls For Heating Aid

211 Gets Record Number Of Calls For Heating Aid

(NEWS CENTER) -- Heating oil prices may be down from their high last summer -- but lots of mainers will still need help this winter.

Portland Home Repair and Weatherization Program

Portland Home Repair and Weatherization Program

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Its called the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program. And its helping a lot of low and median income families.

ASK THE EXPERT: Questions Wanted!

ASK THE EXPERT: Questions Wanted!

   Wondering how to go about weatherizing?  Or how you can save a little more on your heating or gas bill this upcoming winter?

A Cheaper Solution To Reduce Heating Oil Consumption

A Cheaper Solution To Reduce Heating Oil Consumption

DAMARISCOTTA (NEWS CENTER) -- A new product sold in Maine is guaranteeing at least a 10% savings on your oil bill this winter.

Geothermal Homes Sprouting Up In Maine

Geothermal Homes Sprouting Up In Maine

(NEWS CENTER) --  More People Are Opting For Systems That Promise Big Savings In The Future

Oil Prices Drop, Locked-In Prices Stick

Oil Prices Drop, Locked-In Prices Stick

(NEWS CENTER) -- If you locked in an oil price this summer, that's what you'll pay even as prices drop.

Signing Heating Oil Contracts Before Winter Are Coming Back To Haunt Northeast Consumers

Signing Heating Oil Contracts Before Winter Are Coming Back To Haunt Northeast Consumers

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The sharp drop in oil prices these past few months is leaving some heating fuel customers in Maine and around New England with buyer's remorse.

More Mainers Will Qualify For Heating Assistance

More Mainers Will Qualify For Heating Assistance

PORTLAND (AP) -- Maine officials have approved new funding formulas that loosen the eligibility requirements for a federal program that provides heating assistance for low-income households.

Heating Assistance In High Demand

Heating Assistance In High Demand

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- The heavy frost on the ground this morning was one sure sign that winter's grip is slowly starting to tighten on the northeast.

SeniorsPlus To Hold Winter Survival Fairs

LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) -- Everyone is worried about the economy and how they are going to get through the winter.

Neighbors Create Co-Op For Lower Heating Prices

Neighbors Create Co-Op For Lower Heating Prices

JEFFERSON (NEWS CENTER) -- A group of people in the town of Jefferson have formed a small co-op to get a break on the price of their oil.

Where To Turn To Keep Warm

Where To Turn To Keep Warm

(NEWS CENTER) -- There are several places to turn for help keeping warm this winter.

State Offers Seminar On Winter Economic Survival

State Offers Seminar On Winter Economic Survival

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) - Governor Baldacci is holding a seminar Wednesday night offering tips on how Mainers could save money this upcoming winter heating season.

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