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Energy & Utilities

  • Are incremental improvements in hydropower enough?

    Lori Valigra November 3, 2014

    A much-anticipated report on Maine's dams, due out in January, is expected to reveal how much more hydropower might be eked out of existing infrastructure, and whether any incremental increase will make a difference in the state's supply and cost

    Lori Valigra November 3, 2014

  • PUC to consider natural gas expansion plans

    October 31, 2014

    State regulators will review three proposals for natural gas expansion that could cost Maine $75 million annually for 20 years, but could also help it avoid future spikes in electricity costs.

    October 31, 2014

  • Group: Throw out First Wind-Emera venture

    October 29, 2014

    A Maine group is seeking to reverse state regulators’ approval of a $333 million wind energy partnership between Emera Maine’s parent company and Boston-based First Wind.

    October 29, 2014

  • PUC approves Nestlé-Fryeburg water deal

    October 24, 2014

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a long-term contract allowing the bottler of the Poland Springs brand to buy water from Fryeburg Water Co.

    October 24, 2014

  • Summit responds to proposed $150K fine

    October 23, 2014

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine is seeking to meet with state regulators over its proposed $150,000 fine for damaging sewer lines while installing pipeline.

    October 23, 2014

  • High court finds favor with mountain wind farm

    October 23, 2014

    A 14-turbine wind farm proposed for Passadumkeag Mountain in Penobscot County is moving forward after Maine's highest court upheld its approval by the citizen-led Board of Environmental Protection.

    October 23, 2014

  • Summit faces $150K fine for damaged sewer lines

    October 15, 2014

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine is facing a potential $150,000 fine after state regulators discovered that it had damaged sewer lines in 25 places across four communities.

    October 15, 2014

  • ReVision Energy gets Maine Audubon solar installation contract

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2014

    ReVision Energy, a solar energy equipment company based in Portland, has a contract valued at $238,761 to supply solar panels and other equipment to Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Audubon Center starting Oct. 27.

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2014

  • Maine's largest wind project faces appeals

    October 10, 2014

    Two appeals have been filed against a proposed 62-turbine wind farm in Bingham, which has become the largest wind energy project in Maine to be approved by state regulators.

    October 10, 2014

  • Bristol voters deny UMaine wind project grid link

    October 8, 2014

    Most of 300 Bristol residents who voted at a special town meeting Oct. 1 chose not to allow the University of Maine’s offshore wind project to connect to the town’s electric grid.

    October 8, 2014

  • State warns of high electricity rates this winter

    October 7, 2014

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission and other groups are advising homeowners and mid-sized businesses to brace for higher electricity prices this winter.

    October 7, 2014

  • PUC staff questions natural gas proposal

    October 2, 2014

    A staff report from the Maine Public Utilities Commission has questioned a proposal to charge a new electricity fee for consumers in order to expand natural gas pipeline capacity.

    October 2, 2014

  • Natural gas firms seek state funds for expansion

    September 30, 2014

    Houston-based Spectra Energy joined a competing, out-of-state company this week in asking state regulators to consider a new electricity fee for Maine consumers that would support an expansion of the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.

    September 30, 2014

  • Maine oil exports sharply decline

    September 29, 2014

    Crude oil shipments through the Portland-Montreal Pipe Line has sharply declined in the past four years, creating concerns about the health of the state’s cleanup fund.

    September 29, 2014

  • Old Town workers denied federal funds

    September 26, 2014

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    September 26, 2014

  • Bristol to vote on UMaine wind project's grid link

    September 25, 2014

    Voters in the town of Bristol will consider at an Oct.

    September 25, 2014

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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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