WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: Amy Browne
Issue: Alternative Energy
Program Topic: Solarize programs
Key Discussion Points:
a) group purchase programs for solar PV
b) proposed Maine solar legislation for solar
c) solarize mid-coast program
Guest: Chuck Piper, Sundog Solar, Searsport
Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: Alternative Energy
Program Topic: Solarize programs
Key Discussion Points:
a) group purchase programs for solar PV
b) weatherization
c) group solar farms
Guests:
John Reuthe, Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition
Clough Toppan, Sustain Mid-Maine Coalition
Producer/Host: Steve Kahl
Engineer: John Greenman
Issue: Alternative Energy
Program Topic: solar photovoltaic incentives and policies
Key Discussion Points:
a) federal solar tax credit
b) state solar policies including the future of net metering
c) community solar
Guests:
Vaughn Woodruff, InSource Renewables, Pittsfield
Chuck Piper, Sundog Solar, Searsport
Producer/Host: Meredith DeFrancesco
Program Topic: Historical look at solar power in US, with the director of Maine Solar Energy Association
Key Discussion Points:
a) As so called Super Storm Sandy illustrates the impacts of climate change on the gathering intensity of weather patterns, we look towards on the ground solutions.
b) Today, we look at some of the history of solar power in the United States, through the experiences of Maine Solar Energy Association director Rich Komp.
c) We touch on the cuts to government funding for solar research and development and implementation during the Reagan administration, and the role of big oil in suppressing solar companies.
Guest: Dr. Richard Komp, director of Maine Solar Energy Association www.mainesolar.org