LePage wants more from energy omnibus billGov. Paul LePage says he won't support a wide-ranging energy bill now before the Legislature's Energy Committee unless it includes new checks on wind industry development. |
PUC questions Electricity Maine adsThe state's Public Utilities Commission is requesting information from Auburn-based wholesale power provider Electricity Maine, seeking clarification of concerns about company... |
Lawsuit seeks $43M, accuses CMP of work delaysA leading contractor on Central Maine Power Co.'s $1.4 billion transmission reliability program says the utility owes it $43 million for work changes that it says caused costly delays. |
The week in reviewThe good: Nine Maine municipalities or regional planning agencies |
R.H. Foster to open first retail Autogas pumpsHampden-based energy company R.H. Foster will open the state's first retail pumps for Autogas, a form of liquid propane gas that can be used to fuel automobiles. |
Irving Oil enters trucked CNG marketThe New Brunswick-based Irving Oil has entered the market for trucked natural gas in Maine, where it has one other competitor.The |
Energy committee crafts compromise omnibus billThe Legislature's Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee has merged nine different energy proposals into |
Aroostook hospital taps compressed natural gas for savingsIn a move that is expected to save The Aroostook Medical Center up to $500,000 a year, the Presque Isle hospital on Monday became the first facility in the state and only second in the... |
Verso Paper cites high natural gas costs in first quarter lossVerso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS), which has mills in Jay and Bucksport, on May 9 reported a first quarter 2013 net loss of $38.4 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, which was about half of... |
LePage energy director seeks rewrite of wind lawPatrick Woodcock, director of the Governor's Energy Office, is urging lawmakers to rewrite the state's 2008 Wind Energy Act so that a greater emphasis is placed on lowering electricity... |