WHEREAS, Maine is committed to a clean energy future and enjoys abundant forms of renewable energy that powers homes and businesses across the State; and

WHEREAS, the generation of power from renewable sources, including forms such as hydro, wood, wind, and solar, accounts for 63 percent of net electricity generation in Maine; and

WHEREAS, Maine has increased its Renewable Portfolio Standard to 80 percent by 2030 and has a goal of 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 2022, hydroelectric power generated 19 percent of the electricity in Maine, third to all states east of the Mississippi river; and

WHEREAS, Maine’s 15,020 clean energy jobs grow local economies and boost economic development; 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 23-27, 2024, 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 fourth day of September Two Thousand Twenty-Four