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Energy & Utilities

  • Winslow ordinance paves way for utility-scale solar project

    October 15, 2015

    The town of Winslow approved new regulations for utility-scale solar-electric projects Tuesday, potentially allowing a Yarmouth company to construct a solar farm that could be 20 times larger than the state's current largest one.

    October 15, 2015

  • Summit Natural Gas to inspect pipeline work done last year

    October 15, 2015

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine has agreed to check pipeline joints that utility regulators found may have been improperly fused during the company's expansion last year primarily in the Kennebec Valley area.

    October 15, 2015

  • Emera makes case for $175M in transmission projects in northern Maine

    October 13, 2015

    Last week, the Maine Public Utilities Commission began its investigation into Emera Maine's plan to complete 32 transmission projects over the next five years, expected to cost $175 million and raise electricity bills for its customers.

    October 13, 2015

  • Daigle Oil transitions to employee-owned company

    October 8, 2015

    Daigle Oil Co. in Fort Kent has transitioned from a privately held company to a 100% employee-owned company through an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP.

    October 8, 2015

  • PUC to mull investigation in Texas energy company

    October 6, 2015

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission will deliberate today whether to open an investigation into the marketing practices of a Texas energy company, the Journal Tribune reported.

    October 6, 2015

  • GrandyOats' production soars under Nat Peirce and Aaron Anker

    Laurie Schreiber October 5, 2015

    Eighteen years ago, GrandyOats was a one-person operation producing small batches of granola out of a 105-year-old dairy barn in rural Brownfield.

    Laurie Schreiber October 5, 2015

  • Price for heating oil in Maine drops to lowest point since 2004

    Paul Koenig September 24, 2015

    Heading into the winter, the average price of home heating oil is lower than it's been in a decade, falling below $2 per gallon in the Governor's Energy Office's most recent heating fuel survey.

    Paul Koenig September 24, 2015

  • NGL Supply Terminal Co. submits scaled-down plan for South Portland

    September 24, 2015

    NGL Supply Terminal Co. LLC, a liquid propane company on Commercial Street in Portland, is seeking to relocate its operation to a South Portland rail yard and reduce its storage capacity, the Portland Press Herald reported Wednesday.

    September 24, 2015

  • Fort Fairfield council approves wind energy development ordinance

    September 21, 2015

    The Fort Fairfield Town Council voted 4-1 to adopt a Wind Energy Development Ordinance at their council meeting Sept. 16. The ordinance creates a set of guidelines for the development of commercial wind energy projects in the community, according to

    September 21, 2015

  • Community-based solar farms the next big thing for Maine

    James McCarthy September 21, 2015

    Fortunat Mueller, a co-founder and managing partner of ReVision Energy, and Sue Jones, director of community solar farms for ReVision Energy, are seeing a surge of interest in community-based solar farms.

    James McCarthy September 21, 2015

  • $369 million wind farm completed

    September 18, 2015

    SunEdison Inc.'s $369 million wind farm in Oakfield is expected to be online by the end of the month.

    September 18, 2015

  • GrandyOats aims to be first 'net-zero' food producer in New England

    James McCarthy September 17, 2015

    After 15 years based in a historic dairy barn in Brownfield, GrandyOats is getting ready to move into an abandoned elementary school 12 miles away in Hiram.

    James McCarthy September 17, 2015

  • Maine entities get $284K in federal energy funds

    September 16, 2015

    Maine was among 11 states getting part of the $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program grants, which were announced Sept. 15.

    September 16, 2015

  • Mt. Abram ski area plans expansion

    September 11, 2015

    The Mt. Abram ski area in western Maine plans to add six trails and create a dedicated ski racing area in its largest expansion project since the late 1970s.

    September 11, 2015

  • Maine-based S.W.Cole expands into Vermont

    September 10, 2015

    Bangor-based S.W.Cole Engineering Inc. has acquired the construction materials testing division of EIV Technical Services, a Vermont-based firm that provides services including civil engineering, construction inspection and historic assessment.

    September 10, 2015

  • Northern Border Regional Commission to invest $1.356M in six Maine communities

    September 2, 2015

    The Northern Border Regional Commission will award $1,356,000 in grant funding to improve local infrastructure and to encourage private sector investments in six Maine communities.

    September 2, 2015

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Today's Poll

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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