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Energy & Utilities

  • Cate Street appeals $9M order over gas contract

    May 7, 2015

    Cate Street Capital, the former owner of the now-closed Great Northern Paper mill, is seeking to overturn an arbitrator’s order to pay $9 million to a Boston-based company that had been contracted to deliver natural gas to the East Millinock

    May 7, 2015

  • PUC votes to keep energy forecasts secret

    May 6, 2015

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has voted to keep secret the price-projection models that are used to determine energy contracts.

    May 6, 2015

  • Report finds 82 faulty gas connections by Summit

    May 5, 2015

    A state report said that contractors hired by Summit Natural Gas had improperly installed 82 natural gas connections in the Waterville area, though most of them have already been fixed.

    May 5, 2015

  • SunEdison cites PUC as reason for ending wind energy talks

    May 5, 2015

    A controversial vote by Maine energy regulators earlier this year has prompted renewable energy developer SunEdison to end discussions over a long-term power purchasing agreement that would have provided electricity to Maine utilities.

    May 5, 2015

  • Falmouth business touts ‘net positive’ house

    May 4, 2015

    Falmouth marketing firm TideSmart Global has built what it is calling one of Maine’s most energy efficient houses, producing twice the amount of energy needed to power it.

    May 4, 2015

  • LePage nominates Tennessee economist to PUC

    May 4, 2015

    Gov. Paul LePage has nominated an economist at the University of Tennessee to replace former Gov. John Baldacci’s remaining appointee on the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

    May 4, 2015

  • Rockland energy plant proposal gets first OK

    May 4, 2015

    The Rockland City Council has approved an option-to-buy agreement for a Boston energy company that is seeking to build a $200 million natural gas-fired plant on city property.

    May 4, 2015

  • Rockland to reconsider energy plant proposal

    April 30, 2015

    Rockland city officials are expected to reconsider an option-to-buy agreement with a Boston energy company that is seeking to build a natural gas-fired plant on city property

    April 30, 2015

  • Groups ask PUC to reconsider Efficiency Maine cut

    April 29, 2015

    Two environmental groups and a trade group representing building contractors are asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its controversial decision to effectively cut $38 million from the Efficiency Maine program.

    April 29, 2015

  • LePage to lead trade mission to Japan, China

    April 29, 2015

    Gov. Paul LePage will lead a delegation of Maine businesses and educational institutions in a trade mission to Japan and China this October.

    April 29, 2015

  • Boston firm seeks to build Rockland energy plant

    April 28, 2015

    A subsidiary of Boston-based Energy Management Inc. wants to buy two Rockland city properties and transform them into a natural gas-fired energy plant.

    April 28, 2015

  • Poland Spring deal faces court challenge

    April 21, 2015

    A controversial 25-year deal between Poland Springs owner Nestle Waters and Fryeburg Water Co. is facing a court challenge from a Maine resident and Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit.

    April 21, 2015

  • Canadian LNG firm seeks passage through Maine

    April 17, 2015

    Nova Scotia-based liquefied natural gas exporter Bear Head LNG is seeking to send fuel from central and western Canada through New England for export into foreign markets.

    April 17, 2015

  • Illinois company acquires Westbrook contractor

    April 16, 2015

    E.S. Boulos Company, a Westbrook-based electrical contractor, has been acquired by a publicly traded company from Rolling Meadows, Ill.

    April 16, 2015

  • Attorney proposes Maine's largest solar array

    April 8, 2015

    A developer has proposed what would become Maine’s largest grid-connected solar energy project, but financing for the project hinges on a change in state law.

    April 8, 2015

  • Rural businesses to gain from $100K energy grant

    April 3, 2015

    The Greater Portland Council of Governments has received a $100,000 federal grant to help about 300 rural businesses and agricultural producers with renewable energy projects.

    April 3, 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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