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Energy & Utilities

  • LePage unveils four energy bills

    March 12, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage has unveiled four pieces of legislation aimed at reducing energy costs and expanding options for Mainers. In a press release, LePage said the bills would also help entice more business creation in Maine.

    March 12, 2012

  • Vote allows Searsport tank project to proceed

    March 12, 2012

    Voters in Searsport rejected a moratorium that would have delayed or halted altogether a proposal to build a propane storage tank.

    March 12, 2012

  • Measures of Growth report ranks Maine

    March 7, 2012

    The Maine Economic Growth Council yesterday released its annual Measures of Growth report, which ranks Maine on 25 economic indicators.

    March 7, 2012

  • New Balance to add 40 jobs in March

    March 6, 2012

    New Balance, an athletic shoe manufacturer in Norridgewock, is planning to hire another 40 workers by the end of March, and said it could add more employees in the future if a natural gas pipeline is built.

    March 6, 2012

  • Collins secures wood pellet approval for FHA homes

    March 5, 2012

    The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has changed guidelines to allow FHA-insured homes to use wood pellet heating systems as a conventional heating source, based on an initiative from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

    March 5, 2012

  • Madison, Kennebec Valley Gas to partner on pipeline

    March 1, 2012

    The town of Madison has decided not to pursue a natural gas pipeline on its own, instead partnering with the company proposing an alternative project in central Maine.

    March 1, 2012

  • ORPC gets license to test tidal power system

    February 28, 2012

    Federal regulators have given Ocean Renewable Power Co. a license to install a 300-kilowatt tidal power pilot project off the shores of Eastport in Cobscook Bay.

    February 28, 2012

  • Penobscot Nation gets $1M for wind project

    February 22, 2012

    The Penobscot Indian Nation has received $1 million in federal funds for its proposed wind project in Franklin County.

    February 22, 2012

  • Sides line up in renewables debate

    Douglas Rooks February 20, 2012

    A referendum to double Maine's standard for new renewable electricity generation will not be on the ballot in 2012 — but the battle lines are already forming for its likely appearance next year.

    Douglas Rooks February 20, 2012

  • Sidney, Skowhegan split on pipeline TIFs

    February 17, 2012

    Voters in Sidney rejected a tax break for Kennebec Valley Gas Co.’s pipeline proposal, while Skowhegan residents gave a deal there overwhelming approval.

    February 17, 2012

  • Hallowell gives final OK to pipeline TIF

    February 14, 2012

    Hallowell city officials have given their final approval to a tax increment financing agreement for a 56-mile natural gas pipeline proposed by Kennebec Valley Gas Co.

    February 14, 2012

  • Pellet producers seek USDA support

    February 10, 2012

    Maine wood pellet producers yesterday urged federal representatives to do more to support their alternative heating source, arguing ethanol and other liquid fuel producers are given preferential treatment when it comes to federal subsidies.

    February 10, 2012

  • Grants fund energy projects at USM, Irving mill

    February 8, 2012

    The University of Southern Maine and Irving Forest Products have each received funding from Efficiency Maine for energy-efficiency projects.

    February 8, 2012

  • Grant to fund Blue Hill energy monitoring study

    February 8, 2012

    Efficiency Maine has awarded PowerWise of Blue Hill an $88,267 grant for a program that will test whether homeowners use less energy if they know more about their energy consumption.

    February 8, 2012

  • Our dependence on power would confound my island grandfather

    John Mcdonald February 6, 2012

    As a kid, I always enjoyed listening to my grandfather talk about life in the 1890s and early 1900s when he was growing up on a Penobscot Bay island.

    John Mcdonald February 6, 2012

  • Clean tech prepares for robust year

    February 6, 2012

    The executive director of the Energy and Environmental Council of Maine expects big things for the clean technology sector this year and, at a recent University of Southern Maine forum, encouraged Maine entrepreneurs to be ready for that.

    February 6, 2012

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The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 over a budget stalemate. The standoff in Washington comes on top of changing policies on tariffs and trade.

The shutdown curtailed the release of monthly reports on the country's trade balance, consumer prices, retail sales and producer price. In Maine, much of the Acadia National Park staff was put on furlough, though roads and campgrounds were still accessible. 

The last shutdown stretched over 35 days from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019.

A shutdown of less than two weeks is "unlikely to have a material impact on the economy or household finances," the president of a Maine credit union told Mainebiz last week.

But there's growing anxiety over how a protracted shutdown would affect the economy.

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