Pictured from left to right: Shaun Chapman, Clearway Energy; Chad Allen, Longroad Energy; Ian Springsteel, Gridwealth; Garret Oester, LineVision; Pamela Paultre, Solect Energy; Doug Denny-Brown, PathZERO Energy; Oliwia Krupinska, NECEC; Matt Shortsleeve, Solect Energy; Heather Tackle, Power Options; Josh Rosen, Foley Hoag, LLP; Richard Brody, CTC Global; Dave Wilby, Wilby Public Affairs; Natalie Treat, NECEC; Andrew Hickock, Solect Energy; and Joe Curtatone, NECEC.

More than a dozen NECEC member companies representing an array of sectors joined NECEC in Augusta on February 1 for our 2024 Maine Clean Energy Day. It was an energizing day where we met with key state leaders, and developers and innovators got to share their insights on how Maine can be a leader in the climate economy.

The NECEC team led by President Joe Curtatone, VP of DEIJ and Workforce Development Barry Reaves, Director of Public Policy Natalie Treat and Analyst Oliwia Krupinska brought NECEC members through a series of key meetings, including with Senate President Troy Jackson and Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli—both important leaders on energy legislation—House Majority Leader Mo Terry, House Chair of the Joint Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee Rep. Paige Zeigler as well as committee members Rep. Valli Geiger and Rep. Walter Runte. The team also met with Dan Burgess, Director of the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) and three of his colleagues and paid visits to several other offices while in the State House.