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Energy & Utilities

  • Regulators launch probe into Bangor Gas' parent co.

    December 11, 2013

    Energy regulators in Ohio plan to launch an investigative audit into Gas Natural Inc., the parent company of Bangor Gas Co., a move one Maine official said is worrying.

    December 11, 2013

  • Residents contest XNG Eliot terminal approval

    December 9, 2013

    The Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas has secured state and federal permits for a new distribution hub in Eliot, but the plan is meeting with local opposition from nearby residents who say the construction project stands to increase flooding n

    December 9, 2013

  • First Wind inks deal to sell power from Hancock turbines

    December 9, 2013

    The Boston-based First Wind has reached a deal to sell power from its Hancock Wind project near Ellsworth to the municipal power utility for Burlington, Vt.

    December 9, 2013

  • Report: Windpower, wildlife can get along

    December 5, 2013

    One of the state’s foremost wildlife advocacy groups issued a report Wednesday outlining areas where it says wind power developments are least likely to interfere with animal habitats and movement.

    December 5, 2013
  • UMaine's VolturnUS test turbine, one-eighth scale.

    Offshore wind project names its price to PUC

    James McCarthy December 4, 2013

    Maine Aqua Ventus 1, the offshore wind pilot project led by the University of Maine, released today financial details of its proposed 20-year power purchase agreement that would sell up to 43,000 megawatt hours per year of electricity to the

    James McCarthy December 4, 2013

  • FERC pursues suit against mill, energy company

    December 3, 2013

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking its multi-million dollar market manipulation charges against Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC, its owner Richard Silkman and Lincoln Paper and Tissue to court, filing petitions

    December 3, 2013

  • Summit reveals $110M phase-two natural gas expansion

    November 27, 2013

    Summit Natural Gas of Maine says it will spend $110 million in Phase 2 of the expansion of its natural gas pipelines in central and southern Maine next year.

    November 27, 2013

  • Winds knock out power for 28,000 Sunday

    November 25, 2013

    Around 5,000 remained without electricity early Monday after high winds and storms knocked out power to around 28,000 customers of Central Maine Power and Bangor Hydro Electric Sunday.

    November 25, 2013

  • Thermogen prepares to enter budding bio-coal market

    James McCarthy November 25, 2013

    As a startup company using a revolutionary microwave process to create bio-coal, Thermogen Industries LLC stands at the threshold of market viability.

    James McCarthy November 25, 2013

  • Iberdrola creates holding company for U.S. operations

    November 22, 2013

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola, owner of Central Maine Power, has formed a single holding company for its operations in the United States, a plan that includes consolidating ownership of its electric and natural gas operations in New Glouc

    November 22, 2013

  • Early designs for N.H.-Maine bridge revealed

    November 21, 2013

    Designers for the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connecting Maine and New Hampshire have unveiled conceptual plans for the project, which could use tidal power to supply electricity for the bridge and incorporate an innovative lift span desig

    November 21, 2013

  • Propane prices rise 9 cents since late October

    November 20, 2013

    A survey by the Governor’s Energy Office found heating oil and kerosene prices are unchanged from two weeks ago while propane has risen 9 cents since late October.

    November 20, 2013

  • Bat safety concerns hold up wind farm review

    November 19, 2013

    Regulatory review of what could be the third-largest wind farm in the state is on hold out of concern for the project’s potential threat to birds and bats in the area.

    November 19, 2013

  • Gas prices fall to a nearly two-year low

    November 12, 2013

    The average price for a gallon of gas in Maine has fallen to a nearly two-year low of $3.37, according to the price-tracking website MaineGasPrices.com.

    November 12, 2013

  • UMaine starts midcoast offshore wind power meetings

    November 12, 2013

    Maine Aqua Ventus, the University of Maine-led offshore wind pilot project, will hold community meetings this week in midcoast towns where the project could come ashore to connect to the commercial power grid.

    November 12, 2013

  • Lawsuit over First Wind turbine noise dismissed

    November 11, 2013

    The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a case brought by a Mars Hill resident against Massachusetts-based First Wind that alleged noise from the company’s nearby wind farm induced stress.

    November 11, 2013

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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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