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Energy & Utilities
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Developers back out of Aroostook wind deal
December 6, 2016Lacking 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, 2016Emera Maine seeks to acquire Swans Island Electric Cooperative
December 2, 2016If 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
December 1, 2016The 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
December 1, 2016
How Maine could be affected if Trump cuts funds for climate research
December 1, 2016President-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, 2016Electricity Maine faces class-action lawsuit
November 28, 2016The 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
November 28, 2016The 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.
November 28, 2016Low gas prices mean one less holiday headache for Mainers
November 22, 2016The 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, 2016Electric cooperative awarded $13.6M over breach of contract
November 21, 2016Eastern 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, 2016Patrick 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
November 15, 2016ORPC 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.
November 15, 2016Gas prices tumble in Maine, nation
November 15, 2016There's good news for Mainers looking to fill up their vehicles this week, as the average price for a gallon of gas dropped by three cents to $2.25.
November 15, 2016No easy answers as PUC weighs change in ‘net metering’ rules
November 14, 2016Maine Public Utilities Commission Chairman Mark Vannoy and fellow Commissioners Carlisle McLean and Bruce Williamson have their work cut out for them as they wade through reams of spoken and written testimony received since the Oct. 17 public
November 14, 2016Boothbay Harbor, Vassalboro awarded $4.4M for water infrastructure upgrades
November 11, 2016The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $4.4 million to assist both the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District and the Vassalboro Sanitary District.
November 11, 2016Portland requires energy-use reporting in large buildings
November 9, 2016With a 6-3 vote by the City Council, Portland became the first city in the state to require municipal buildings and large commercial and residential buildings to report energy usage.
November 9, 2016The price for a gallon of gas in Maine rises by a single cent
November 8, 2016Maine's gas prices bucked the recent stretch of unchanged prices, as the average price for a gallon of gas rose by one cent to $2.28.
November 8, 2016Monhegan resident group calls foul on offshore UMaine wind project
November 2, 2016Not everyone on Monhegan Island is keen on the proposal to have the two Aqua Ventus wind turbines be placed in water three miles offshore of the community, with one group saying they didn't know that the project would grow into a full-scale wind
November 2, 2016
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