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Energy & Utilities

  • FairPoint seeks phone rate increase

    November 11, 2013

    FairPoint Communications is asking regulators for $68 million more in annual revenue through a rate increase on rural telephone customers and access to a state fund.

    November 11, 2013

  • Voters approve $150M in state borrowing

    November 6, 2013

    Four of five state bond measures, including a $100 million transportation project bond, received decisive voter support Tuesday. A fifth borrowing proposal, for a project at the Maine Maritime Academy, passed by a narrow margin.

    November 6, 2013

  • 3 So. Maine towns eye natural gas installation timeline

    November 6, 2013

    The towns of Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth expect by the end of next year to have half of the planned natural gas lines in place and providing gas to 80% of their residents.

    November 6, 2013

  • Offshore wind consortium releases redacted proposal

    November 6, 2013

    The University of Maine-led offshore wind project, Maine Aqua Ventus I, has released hundreds of documents about the scope of its proposal to state regulators, but the questions of how much the project will cost and how much support it hopes

    November 6, 2013

  • ORPC lands Alaska energy project management deal

    November 5, 2013

    ORPC Solutions, a subsidiary of the Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co., has secured a deal to provide project management and regulatory affairs services to a wave energy project in Yakutat, Alaska. 

    November 5, 2013

  • Brookfield to acquire nine more Maine dams

    November 5, 2013

    Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, a subsidiary of the Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management, plans to buy nine more dams in Maine, which will give the company 38 dams across the state.

    November 5, 2013

  • Market warming to Biddeford solar heat company

    Darren Fishell November 5, 2013

    At the end of this month, the south-facing wall of the Augusta Civic Center will have a new function: heating the entire events center.  

    Darren Fishell November 5, 2013

  • Canadian utility tentatively eyes new connection to Maine

    November 4, 2013

    Officials with the Newfoundland-based Nalcor Energy said the company could construct a link from Nova Scotia to Maine in order to bring more of its electricity to more populous New England markets.

    November 4, 2013

  • WEX beats analyst projections in Q3

    October 30, 2013

    WEX Inc.

    October 30, 2013

  • State oversight agency finds PUC within law

    October 29, 2013

    A state watchdog agency found the Maine Public Utilities Commission has acted in accordance with the law in responding to consumer complaints, but public comments at a hearing Monday could lead to further review and policy suggestions from t

    October 29, 2013

  • Oakfield wind farm foes take last-minute legal action

    October 28, 2013

    Opponents of a 50-turbine wind farm in Oakfield have filed a lawsuit in a late effort to shut down the project. 

    October 28, 2013

  • Propane use makes gains on heating oil

    October 28, 2013

    The number of Maine homes using propane for heat has grown 24% in the past five years as people turn away from increasingly costly heating oil.

    October 28, 2013

  • Maine declines joining zero-emission vehicle effort

    October 28, 2013

    Maine officials have declined signing on to a multi-state effort to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles in use.

    October 28, 2013

  • Maine Natural Gas completes Augusta pipeline, will start gas deliveries

    October 25, 2013

    Maine Natural Gas, which is in heated competition with Summit Natural Gas to provide natural gas to the Augusta area, said Thursday that it has finished filling its 21.4 mil

    October 25, 2013

  • Maine wind farm power buy gets initial CT approval

    October 23, 2013

    The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority tentatively approved the state's purchase of 250 megawatts of renewable power from a Maine wind farm and a Lisbon, Conn., solar array.

    October 23, 2013

  • Heating oil prices steady as temperatures dip

    October 23, 2013

    Home heating oil prices have remained steady as the winter heating season approaches.

    October 23, 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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