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Company planning natural gas power plant in Rockland now targeting private land
December 4, 2015Rockland Energy Center, which is looking to build a natural gas-fired power plant in Rockland, plans to locate the plant on private property instead of buying land from the city for the project.
December 4, 2015Maine's top court denies Bowers Mountain wind power project appeal
December 4, 2015The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday upheld an environmental appeals board's denial of a proposed 16-turbine wind farm in Penobscot County.
December 4, 2015Madison utility company proposes 4-megawatt solar project
December 1, 2015The town of Madison's utility company is seeking proposals to build what would be Maine's largest solar panel project.
December 1, 2015Maine heating oil prices drop again, to $2 a gallon
November 30, 2015Home heating oil prices in Maine dropped slightly last week, down five cents over the last two weeks and returning prices to the lowest they've been in a decade.
November 30, 2015South Portland-Montreal pipeline might close
November 30, 2015The pipeline that has been sending crude oil from Portland Harbor to Montreal for nearly 75 years may become obsolete by the start of 2016 due to the upcoming completion of a major pipeline reversal project in Canada.
November 30, 2015
Portland hydropower company to receive $2.25 million federal grant
November 25, 2015Ocean Renewable Power Co. has won a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop ways to lower the costs of deploying, retrieving and anchoring its tidal and river power turbines, making them more commercially competitive.
November 25, 2015Natural gas supplier defends safety of proposed South Portland facility
November 23, 2015A plan to move a liquefied petroleum gas depot to Rigby Yard in South Portland is facing resistance from some city councilors and residents, despite assurances from the company that it will be safe.
November 23, 2015Bangor area electricity prices to drop for small businesses
November 19, 2015The standard electricity price for small businesses and institutions in Emera Maine's Bangor Hydro Electric district will drop an average of 17% next year, and for Central Maine Power Co. customers, the average rate will drop by 11%.
November 19, 2015CMP prices drop for business and residential customers
November 18, 2015Small business and residential customers buying electricity from Central Maine Power Co. through the state's standard offer will see slightly lower electricity rates next year.
November 18, 2015
With new funding, UMaine offshore wind project 'back in the game'
November 17, 2015Monday's announcement that a consortium led by University of Maine will get a $3.7 million funding boost from the U.S. Department of Energy puts Maine back in the running for a $40 million grant to install two six-megawatt wind turbines in deep
November 17, 2015
UMaine offshore wind project lands $3.7 million federal grant
November 16, 2015U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Energy will award an additional $3.7 million to the offshore wind project designed by a University of Maine-led consortium.
November 16, 2015LePage says hydropower from Canada needed
November 16, 2015Maine Gov. Paul LePage told attendees Friday at a New England-Canada energy conference in Boston that the construction of transmission lines bringing hydropower from Canada is needed to combat the region's high energy costs.
November 16, 2015Maine heating oil prices remain steady
November 11, 2015The average statewide cash price for heating oil of $2.05 per gallon is up one cent from two weeks ago, according to the heating price survey released Tuesday by the Maine Governor's Energy Office.
November 11, 2015Study: Ethanol requirement costs Maine millions
November 10, 2015The federal requirement to blend ethanol with gasoline has caused Maine to lose millions of dollars to corn-growing states in the Midwest, according to a study released Monday by a coalition of business and environmental groups.
November 10, 2015Gov. LePage to speak at U.S.-Canada energy conference
November 9, 2015Gov. Paul LePage and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard are set to speak Friday at the U.S.-Canada Energy Trade Conference in Boston.
November 9, 2015
Dead River Co.'s CEO to retire next year, names replacement from within
November 5, 2015Robert Moore, president and CEO of heating fuel dealer Dead River Co., plans to retire next summer, the company said Wednesday.
November 5, 2015
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