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Energy & Utilities

  • Price volatility and environmental concerns fuel interest in three energy industries

    Carol Coultas September 5, 2011

    If the sound of the oil truck's diabolical beeping as it backs up to fill your business' tank has you pulling out your hair, read on.

    Carol Coultas September 5, 2011

  • Switching to solar | A select few embrace a long-term investment

    Rebecca Goldfine September 5, 2011

    When Charles Duvall, owner of Duvall Design in Rockland, expanded his business four years ago by building a 5,000-square-foot, high-ceiling studio, he installed a radiant floor with embedded piping covered by a 6-inch slab.

    Rebecca Goldfine September 5, 2011

  • Switching to wood pellets | Maine-made appeal rekindles nascent industry

    Jackie Farwell September 5, 2011

    When Chris Lheureux's security business outgrew a small warehouse at his home in Dayton two years ago, he went on the hunt for roomier commercial space.

    Jackie Farwell September 5, 2011

  • Switching to natural gas | Investment rolls in amid clean-water worries

    Rebecca Goldfine September 5, 2011

    Two years ago when Peter Taggart learned that his local gas utility was installing a natural gas pipeline right by an apartment building he owns, he signed right up.

    Rebecca Goldfine September 5, 2011

  • A 2011 guide to energy developments in Maine

    September 5, 2011

    Maine's energy landscape continues to change, and further changes could be on the horizon with a new administration. Earlier this year, Gov.

    September 5, 2011

  • ORPC applies to test tidal project

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 1, 2011

    Ocean Renewable Power Co. is seeking federal approval to test its full-scale tidal turbine generator in the waters off Eastport.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 1, 2011

  • Eastport's Boat School attracts interest

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 31, 2011

    A month after a luxury yacht group scrapped plans to buy the Boat School in Eastport, three other proposals have surfaced.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 31, 2011

  • UMaine offshore wind lab nets $3M

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 30, 2011

    The University of Maine's AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center is receiving a $3 million federal grant to buy equipment for its deepwater offshore wind research laboratory.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 30, 2011

  • Saco energy co. raises $250,000

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 30, 2011

    A Saco company that markets ceramic bricks to store electricity has collected $250,000 in a recent capital raise.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 30, 2011

  • Fabian Oil to pay EPA $50K

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 22, 2011

    Oakland-based Fabian Oil has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle claims with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 22, 2011

  • Cos. get $180K for energy efficiency

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 18, 2011

    Eight Maine businesses are receiving a total of $183,339 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for energy-efficiency upgrades.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 18, 2011

  • Natural gas pipeline nets initial PUC approval

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 16, 2011

    State regulators have given initial support to a proposed 80-mile natural gas pipeline in central Maine that could begin delivering gas by 2013.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 16, 2011

  • SMCC preps for alternative energy future

    August 15, 2011

    Starting in the fall, students at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland will be able to study energy efficiency at the school's new sustainability facility.

    August 15, 2011

  • Feds confirm Roxbury wind loans

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 15, 2011

    The Record Hill Wind farm in western Maine has received final federal approval for its financing.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 15, 2011

  • Lawmaker asks for OPEGA inquiry

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

    Some lawmakers are condemning the leak of a confidential state report about the Maine Green Energy Alliance, with one senator going so far as to ask the attorney general to investigate whether information was illegally revealed to the press.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

  • Smart meter ruling stands

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission upheld its ruling Tuesday allowing Central Maine Power Co.'s controversial smart meters program, even as another complaint is filed by consumers opposed to the electronic devices.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

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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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