The New NEFI – Preparing for a renewed industry, together

  By Sean Cota, President & CEO, NEFI By now, you’ve probably seen the news that NEFI has officially changed its full name to the National Energy & Fuels Institute. Before diving any further into the broader implications of this transition, I want to...

MTEC Enters into Post COVID World with Digital Learning

We have all faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and learned a lot in the process. At least that’s been our experience here at MEMA Technical Education Center.  Like many of the other businesses and schools in the State, on March 16, 2020, our school was hit...

Footprints in the Industry

Celebrating Jamie Py’s 25-year career with the Maine Energy Marketers Association “We have much to be thankful for. This is the time for thankfulness; actually, every day is the proper time to be thankful. Simple affirmations of the beauty that surrounds us, the...

A Transition to E15 – Is it Viable or Inevitable for Maine?

The President’s announcement in the fall of 2018 to allow year-round sales of E15 blend motor fuel had farmers across the country jumping for joy. Although there are quite a few regions in the U.S. that have adopted E15, the Northeast is slow to jump–Mainers,...

BioFuels & the Future

By John Huber from NORA As I write this, there are nearly six million homes without power resulting from  Hurricane Isais.  So, obviously, the solution to global warming is more electrification.  However, global warming is a major concern, and electrification on first...

Tech Tips from the Granite Group

When installing a propane tank to supply an automatic standby generator there are factors beyond the electrical capacity to keep in mind. Tanks are often undersized for the btu demands of a generator. In a power outage situation, the generator will not be able to...