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Clean energy jobs
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workforce training programs
eye future opportunities
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Pumped up on heat pumps
Maine leads the nation on installations
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Heat pumps are a central feature of the University of
Southern Maine's Portland Commons residential hall.
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Tagwongo Obomsawin,
Clean Energy Partnership
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Governor's Energy Office
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