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Energy & Utilities

  • Law preserves electricity for Millinocket mill

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 7, 2010

    A law signed Monday is intended to offset the impact of the closure of a Millinocket mill by requiring it have priority for electricity generated by the region's hydroelectric systems.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 7, 2010

  • Committee approves $85M bond package

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2010

    The Legislature's appropriations committee voted 8-5 yesterday over strong Republican opposition in favor of an $85 million bond package.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2010

  • Trust plugs $180M efficiency plan

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2010

    The state's new Efficiency Maine Trust yesterday pitched a plan that would dole out $180 million over three years to help businesses and residents use less energy.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2010

  • Stetson Wind expansion online

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2010

    First Wind, Maine's major wind farm developer, has completed construction on its latest project in Down East Maine.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2010

  • Report outlines savings from efficient buildings

    Mainebiz News Staff April 2, 2010

    Families in Maine could save more than $2,000 a year on their energy bills in coming decades if government invests in making the state's buildings more energy efficient, according to a new report.

    Mainebiz News Staff April 2, 2010

  • First Wind planning public offering

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 30, 2010

    A major wind developer in Maine is hoping to become a publicly traded company and issue an initial public offering.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 30, 2010

  • Ocean energy bill gets initial approval

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 26, 2010

    A legislative committee gave its approval Wednesday to a bill that would implement recommendations from the Governor's Ocean Energy Task Force.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 26, 2010

  • Energy corridor bill advances

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 22, 2010

    Maine took another step toward establishing energy corridors after a legislative panel unanimously supported a measure to create them.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 22, 2010

  • Roxbury wind farm appeal denied

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 19, 2010

    An appeal of a 22-turbine wind farm near the western Maine town of Roxbury has been rejected.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 19, 2010

  • MAM merger under investigation

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2010

    A national law firm that specializes in shareholder rights announced Friday it is investigating the planned acquisition of Presque Isle-based utility Maine & Maritimes by Canadian firm Emera.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2010

  • Maine & Maritimes to be acquired

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 12, 2010

    Canadian power company Emera Inc., the owner of Bangor Hydro Electric Co., plans to acquire northern Maine utility Maine & Maritimes Corp.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 12, 2010

  • Court rejects wind farm appeal

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 12, 2010

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court yesterday rejected a citizens' group appeal of a wind farm in the Lincoln area and upheld a state law that expedites permitting for wind farms.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 12, 2010

  • Hallowell International clears tax credit hurdle

    Tom Weber March 10, 2010

    Even in the rapidly expanding world of green-energy technology, an innovative idea can sometimes arrive on the scene slightly ahead of its time.

    Tom Weber March 10, 2010

  • Wood pellet mill faces OSHA fines

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2010

    A Strong wood pellet facility that sustained an explosion at its mill in August now faces $27,000 in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2010

  • Energy inventor eyes Yarmouth test site

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2010

    A California inventor is looking to Yarmouth as a test site for a $9 million water-to-hydrogen energy technology.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2010

  • $1.1M natural gas fee draws ire

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 7, 2010

    A proposed state fee on natural gas shipped through pipelines in Maine is drawing opposition from the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Co., the largest pipeline owner in the state.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 7, 2010

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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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