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Energy & Utilities

  • PERC, municipalities settle legal dispute

    Staff December 16, 2016

    Owners of the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co.’s waste-to-energy plant in Orrington and the organization that represents most of the Maine municipalities that have brought their trash to the facility for three decades have withdrawn their respective

    Staff December 16, 2016

  • Maine nets $1.8 million in latest RGGI auction

    Staff December 14, 2016

    Maine and eight other Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have completed the fourth auction this year in the market-based regulatory program designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

    Staff December 14, 2016

  • PUC approves biomass subsidy for four facilities

    December 14, 2016

    A total of $13.4 million in subsidies will be shared to restart two plants in Penobscot and Washington counties sold by former owner Covanta to Stored Solar, as well as to boost generators owned by ReEnergy in Aroostook.

    December 14, 2016

  • N.J. energy investor buys Lisbon Falls hydro plant

    December 13, 2016

    Brown Bear Holdings LLC, which owned the 19-megawatt Worumbo hydroelectric generating plant in Lisbon Falls, has been bought by Eagle Creek Renewable Energy LLC, a Morristown, N.J., energy investor.

    December 13, 2016

  • Maine Water Co. outlines 2017 capital plan

    Staff December 13, 2016

    Maine Water Co. plans to invest $8.7 million next year to continue replacing aging infrastructure.

    Staff December 13, 2016

  • Small company runner-up: Energy Circle

    December 12, 2016

    How would you describe your company’s core mission?:

    December 12, 2016

  • Developers back out of Aroostook wind deal

    December 6, 2016

    Lacking buyers for its proposed renewable wind energy, EDP Renewables told state regulators it was withdrawing its application for its major project near Bridgewater.

    December 6, 2016

  • Emera Maine seeks to acquire Swans Island Electric Cooperative

    December 2, 2016

    If Emera Maine acquires the Swans Island Electric Cooperative, islanders there and on neighboring Frenchboro could enjoy sharply lower electricity rates.

    December 2, 2016

  • PUC sets standard electricity rates, for most customers it's good news

    Staff December 1, 2016

    The standard offer price of electricity for small commercial customers in Emera Maine’s Bangor Hydro district will go down slightly in 2017, while small commercial customers in Central Maine Power’s coverage area in southern, central and western M

    Staff December 1, 2016

  • How Maine could be affected if Trump cuts funds for climate research

    December 1, 2016

    President-elect Donald Trump's vow to scale back research funding for some NASA programs could adversely impact some key Maine institutions, including the University of Maine, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean

    December 1, 2016

  • Electricity Maine faces class-action lawsuit

    November 28, 2016

    The lawsuit alleges that the Auburn-based electricity supplier enrolls customers at artificially low rates and then transfers them with little notice to long-term rates that exceed the standard-offer rate.

    November 28, 2016

  • Report details Island Institute's 2016 impact on islands and coast

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

    The Rockland-based nonprofit reported operating revenue of $5.47 million and almost $5.4 million in operating expenses, which included $883,179 being spent on community development and $1 million on economic development.

    James McCarthy November 28, 2016

  • Low gas prices mean one less holiday headache for Mainers

    November 22, 2016

    The good news continues for Mainers looking to fill up their vehicles for the holiday this week as the average price for a gallon of gas fell for the second week in a row to $2.22, a decrease of three cents.

    November 22, 2016

  • Electric cooperative awarded $13.6M over breach of contract

    November 21, 2016

    Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative of Union was awarded $13.6 million by a jury on Friday after suing First Wind, now owned by SunEdison, over a breach of contract for a failed transmission line deal.

    November 21, 2016

  • Head of Governor's Energy Office stepping down

    November 17, 2016

    Patrick Woodcock, who led Gov. Paul LePage's Energy Office since 2013, will leave his post on Dec. 9. Woodcock, 34, said he grew frustrated by the undue influence of special interest groups in shaping the state's energy policies.

    November 17, 2016

  • Portland hydropower firm kicks-off 3.2M euro hydrokinetic program

    Staff November 15, 2016

    ORPC Ireland Ltd., a subsidiary of Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co., has launched a 3.2-million-euro technology development project on which it is the technical lead.

    Staff November 15, 2016

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.

When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.

More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy.

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