WHEREAS, Maine is committed to advancing an affordable, reliable and cleaner energy future and enjoys abundant forms of homegrown renewable energy that powers households and businesses across the state; and  

WHEREAS, clean energy sources including solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass facilities provide cost-effective power to Maine and the region; and 

WHEREAS, the generation of power from renewable sources, including forms such as hydro, wood, wind, and solar, accounts for 65 percent of net electricity generation in Maine; and

WHEREAS, Maine has increased its Renewable Portfolio Standard to 90 percent by 2040 and has adopted a complementary Clean Energy Standard to reach 100 percent clean energy by 2040; and 

WHEREAS, Maine leads New England in wind-powered generation, and ranks tenth in the country in its share of electricity generated from wind; and  

WHEREAS, in 2023, hydroelectric power generated 31 percent of the electricity in Maine, a share greater than all but one state east of the Mississippi river; and  

WHEREAS, Maine's 15,556 clean energy jobs grow local economies and boost economic development; and  

WHEREAS, Maine has led the nation in the adoption of highly efficiency electric heat pumps, surpassing the goal of more than 100,000 units installed two years early; and 

WHEREAS, National Clean Energy Week provides an opportunity for individuals, local governments, corporations, and other organizations in Maine to champion commonsense solutions that address the United States' evolving economic and energy needs;  

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Janet T. Mills, Governor of the State of Maine, do hereby proclaim the week of September 15-19, 2025, as 

National Clean Energy Week

throughout the State of Maine, and I urge all citizens to recognize this observance. 

In testimony whereof, I have caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed GIVEN under my hand at Augusta this twenty eighth day of August Two Thousand Twenty-Five