As part of local Climate Action Planning efforts, a Maine-based planning and development agency engaged London Economics International (LEI) and RLC Engineering to develop a regional Energy Resilience Plan that southern Maine‘s business sector and local governments could use to build upon and coordinate with utility efforts to increase energy resilience.

In partnership with LEI, RLC Engineering coordinated with local utilities, state and local government entities, businesses and other stakeholders to identify critical facilities.

The final plan identifies disaster and climate-related risks to essential infrastructure and economic assets—and outlines strategic actions to mitigate those risks. Key recommendations include vegetation management strategies, pole management agreements, microgrid implementation, and land use ordinance amendments to require undergrounding of power, and other related
measures.

This project reflects RLC Engineering’s deep expertise in grid reliability, collaborative planning, and practical solutions that strengthen energy resilience.

Scope of Services

• Project Management – Convene meetings, provide documentation, grant reporting, developing and finalizing deliverables, coordinating communications, producing agendas, progress reports, presentations, and final reports
• Regional Energy Resilience Assessment – Coordination of state planning efforts, grid reliability analysis, cost assessment of power outages, and microgrid feasibility analysis
• Stakeholder Group Facilitation – Lead strategy ideation, outreach and coordination amongst local municipalities, state energy office staff, businesses, utilities, and critical service providers via multiple meetings and communications
• Community Engagement – Develop and execute plan to gather input to ensure concerns and needs are addressed
• Development Resilience Plan – Identify strategies and actions to support energy resilience