TIMES RECORD • March 5, 2026
Mainers interested in upgrading their homes with green technology like solar panels and heat pumps can explore their options at the Freeport Energy Forum. The forum is set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 14, at the Freeport Community Center. Maine Rep. Melanie Sachs, chairperson of the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, will deliver the keynote address, followed by short panel discussions. Presenters include Royal River Heat Pumps, Maine Solar Solutions, the retrofitMAINE initiative under the nonprofit organization passivehausMAINE and the quasi-state agency Efficiency Maine. Grassroots organization Freeport Climate Action Now, passivehausMAINE, Balsam Realty and Freeport Community Services are hosting the event.