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Energy & Utilities

  • Efficiency Maine to award $2.5M for energy projects

    February 3, 2012

    Efficiency Maine is accepting applications from commercial, municipal and nonprofit organizations for the second round of its competitive program, which will dole out $2.5 million to large electrical energy-efficiency and generation projects.

    February 3, 2012

  • Renewable energy measure pushed to 2013 ballot

    January 31, 2012

    Maine Citizens for Clean Energy did not gather enough signatures by yesterday's deadline to puts its proposal to increase the amount of renewable electricity sold in Maine, so the group will instead aim to put the measure to voters in 2013.

    January 31, 2012

  • Iberdrola subsidiary proposes Augusta gas pipeline

    January 31, 2012

    Iberdrola USA, the parent company of Central Maine Power Co., has become the third entity to propose a natural gas pipeline in central Maine.

    January 31, 2012

  • CES to analyze state's energy expenses

    January 30, 2012

    Portland-based Competitive Energy Services has won an $118,050 state contract to serve as energy consultants to the state.

    January 30, 2012

  • Clifton board denies Pisgah wind farm appeal

    January 30, 2012

    The town of Clifton has rejected an appeal by local farmers to revoke its approval of a five-turbine wind farm project on Pisgah Mountain. The news comes as the developer signs an agreement with Bangor Hydro Electric to supply electricity.

    January 30, 2012

  • Gardiner OKs tax deal for natural gas pipeline

    January 27, 2012

    The city of Gardiner has given final approval to a tax break for Kennebec Valley Gas Co.

    January 27, 2012

  • Tribe eyes $120M Washington County wind farm

    January 27, 2012

    The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township and Pleasant Point has partnered with a Midwest energy firm to launch a $120 million wind farm in Washington County.

    January 27, 2012

  • Power prices to fall for medium-sized businesses

    January 26, 2012

    Electricity prices for medium-sized businesses in Central Maine Power Co. and Bangor Hydro Electric Co.’s service areas will see their prices fall more than 20% beginning March 1.

    January 26, 2012

  • LePage focuses on energy costs, creating jobs

    January 25, 2012

    Lowering energy costs, creating good-paying jobs and reducing taxes were among the main points Gov. Paul LePage highlighted in his first State of the State address last night.

    January 25, 2012

  • Landowners sue Frankfort over wind farm ordinance

    January 25, 2012

    A trio of landowners in Frankfort has filed a civil lawsuit against the town, arguing a recently passed land use ordinance that effectively bans a proposed wind farm is a violation of state and federal laws.

    January 25, 2012

  • Reports highlight potential of Maine ocean power

    January 23, 2012

    Two recent U.S. Department of Energy reports highlight Maine's potential for producing tidal power.

    January 23, 2012

  • Maine's newest paper maker, Cate Street Capital, says it's committed ‘for the long term'

    Whit Richardson January 23, 2012

    Cate Street Capital, the new owner of paper mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket, never intended to enter the paper-making business.

    Whit Richardson January 23, 2012

  • First Wind-Emera partnership under PUC scrutiny

    January 20, 2012

    A proposal by First Wind and Canadian utility Emera to partner with a third energy company to build and operate energy projects in the Northeast is in dange

    January 20, 2012

  • First Wind's Oakfield farm to grow

    January 19, 2012

    State regulators have given unanimous approval to First Wind's bid to expand its Oakfield wind farm from 34 to 50 turbines.

    January 19, 2012

  • Green energy scammer sentenced to 12 years in prison

    January 16, 2012

    A California man who bilked Mainers and others out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a green energy scheme has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

    January 16, 2012

  • Dead River buys Webber Energy heating oil division

    January 13, 2012

    Bangor and South Portland-based Dead River Co. is buying the home-heating division of Webber Energy Fuels for an undisclosed amount, marking the company’s second acquisition in less than two months.

    January 13, 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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