Some of us envision Maine converting from burning fuels to electricity, cutting energy consumption by one-third. We see Maine using 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, creating 31,000 permanent jobs and realizing $8,900 annually in per capita health and climate-related savings. We look to getting 22 percent of our energy from solar, 70 percent from on- and offshore wind, 6 percent from hydropower, 1 percent each from wave and tidal power — and paying for the whole transition within seven years from air-pollution and climate-cost savings alone (learn more at thesolutionsproject.org).
