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Energy & Utilities

  • Construction of 66-mile natural gas pipeline begins

    May 2, 2014

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine has started construction of its 66-mile natural gas pipeline for the towns of Falmouth, Cumberland and Yarmouth.

    May 2, 2014
  • Denial likely for mountain wind project

    May 2, 2014

    A denial is likely for First Wind’s $100 million, 16-turbine wind project on Bowers Mountain.

    May 2, 2014
  • First Wind gets $369M for wind project

    May 1, 2014

    First Wind has obtained $369 million in financing for its 148-megawatt Oakfield Wind project, according to a

    May 1, 2014
  • State officials: Deny mountain wind project

    April 30, 2014

    State officials are recommending the Board of Environmental Protection to deny a proposal to build a $100 million, 16-turbine wind energy facility on a Penobscot County mountain.

    April 30, 2014
  • Towns sue PERC over lobbying efforts

    April 30, 2014

    A group of over 180 towns that contract with Orrington-based Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. for solid waste disposal is suing its Minnesota-based parent company.

    April 30, 2014
  • Wildlife group sues for tar sands files

    April 25, 2014

    The National Wildlife Federation has filed a federal lawsuit seeking files related to the proposed reversal of a pipeline to send so-called tar sands crude oil from Canada to South Portland.

    April 25, 2014
  • Solar development bill becomes law

    Dylan Martin April 25, 2014

    Coastal Enterprises Inc., one of Maine’s leading nonprofit financial firms, said a solar energy development bill passed into law on Thursday will help boost the state’s business growth.

    Dylan Martin April 25, 2014
  • Cate Street seeks to close financing gap for mill

    April 24, 2014

    Cate Street Capital, the investment firm that plans to build a $140 million wood pellet mill in Millinocket, will seek to plug a $9 million financing gap for the project after receiving a smaller-than-anticipated bond from the Finance Author

    April 24, 2014
  • April 24, 2014
  • Summit completes 68-mile natural gas pipeline

    April 18, 2014

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine has completed its 68-mile transmission pipeline that will eventually deliver natural gas to 17 communities in central Maine.

    April 18, 2014
  • IRS places liens on Great Northern Paper

    April 14, 2014

    The Internal Revenue Service has filed two liens totaling $2.49 million on companies owned by Cate Street Capital that are linked to the Great Northern Paper Co., adding additional uncertainty to the future of the East Millinocket paper mill that’

    April 14, 2014
  • Cate Street pitches payment plan to town officials

    April 11, 2014

    Cate Street Capital, the developers planning a $140 million pellet mill in Millinocket, told town officials Thursday that they plan to secure state funding next week and pay its overdue property taxes within three months.

    April 11, 2014
  • Net energy billing proposal falls to veto

    April 9, 2014

    The Legislature failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill directing state regulators to make rules requiring inves

    April 9, 2014
  • Regional biomass expo underway in Portland

    April 9, 2014

    Regional experts in alternative heating sources are gathering in Portland this week for an exposition expected to draw 1,450 people and 320 businesses from New England and New York.

    April 9, 2014
  • Court upholds order for CMP to share deposit funds

    April 9, 2014

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a regulatory order directing Central Maine Power Co. to share up-front deposits it gets from standard-offer customers with its electricity suppliers.

    April 9, 2014
  • DEP asks First Wind for financial assurances

    April 9, 2014

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is asking Boston-based wind power developer First Wind to prove it has enough money to complete four major projects in Maine worth $1 billion.

    April 9, 2014

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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.