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LePage wants more from energy omnibus bill

Gov. 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 ads

The 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 delays

A 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 review

The good: Nine Maine municipalities or regional planning agencies

R.H. Foster to open first retail Autogas pumps

Hampden-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 market

The 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 bill

The Legislature's Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee has merged nine different energy proposals into

Aroostook hospital taps compressed natural gas for savings

In 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 loss

Verso 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 law

Patrick 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...

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