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Energy & Utilities

  • First Wind gets OK on 18-turbine project

    July 30, 2013

    First Wind will build 18 more wind power turbines in northeastern Hancock County, adding to its adjacent 19-turbine wind farm on Bull Hill.

    July 30, 2013

  • DEP proposes less smog regulation

    July 30, 2013

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection wants to pull back anti-smog regulations, a move it says will allow businesses like sawmills, pellet manufacturers and paper mills to expand without getting carbon emissions offsets.

    July 30, 2013

  • Cate Street reaches tax-repayment plan

    July 29, 2013

    Cate Street Capital, owner of the Great Northern Paper Co. mill in East Millinocket, has reached a tentative agreement to pay the town $350,000 as a half-year payment on its past-due property taxes.

    July 29, 2013

  • CMP offers $15K grants to buy or lease plug-in cars

    July 25, 2013

    Central Maine Power Co. is offering a limited number of grants, up to $15,000 per recipient, to encourage the use of plug-in hybrid or electric cars in Maine.

    July 25, 2013

  • DEP staff urges rejection of Bowers Mtn. wind project

    July 25, 2013

    Staff members of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection who reviewed a proposed 16-turbine wind farm on Bowers Mountain in Carroll Plantation have recommended that the $100 million project be rejected.

    July 25, 2013

  • Oil interests spar with S. Portland tar sands foes

    July 24, 2013

    Representatives of oil companies operating out of South Portland are fighting with environmental groups over an ordinance change they said could jeopardize the petroleum industry.

    July 24, 2013

  • Verso requests more time for required boiler upgrade

    July 22, 2013

    Verso Paper Corp. has asked the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for six more months to address an emission problem with a boiler at its Bucksport mill.

    July 22, 2013

  • Carbon cap reduced as regional emissions fall

    July 19, 2013

    New England states have agreed on lower carbon emissions limits for 2014 after carbon dioxide pollution declined faster than expected in the region.

    July 19, 2013

  • Summit picked for Augusta natural gas pact

    July 19, 2013

    After a competitor withdrew its bid, Summit Natural Gas of Maine won a deal Thursday to provide natural gas to Augusta’s municipal and school buildings.

    July 19, 2013

  • Lac-Megantic residents file suit against railroad co.

    July 19, 2013

    Two residents of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, have initiated a class-action lawsuit against the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway after an oil train derailed and

    July 19, 2013

  • Maine Natural Gas withdraws Augusta bid

    July 17, 2013

    Maine Natural Gas, a Brunswick-based Iberdrola subsidiary, has pulled its bid for a natural gas contract with the city of Augusta amid a larger battle with Summit Natural Gas of Maine over Kennebec Valley turf.

    July 17, 2013

  • Heat wave testing NE power grid

    July 16, 2013

    New England's regional power grid operators expect a heat wave through this week could push power demand above a seven-year record.

    July 16, 2013

  • UMaine extends offshore wind trial, prepares bid

    July 15, 2013

    A University of Maine offshore wind power pilot project will extend its stay in the water through May 2014 to test its floating platform in harsher fall and winter conditions, according to the

    July 15, 2013

  • Politicians call for state, federal rail safety review

    July 12, 2013

    State and federal political leaders are calling for safety reviews of Maine’s rail infrastructure that transports oil in the wake of a crash that officials estimate killed around 50 people.

    July 12, 2013

  • PUC reopens bids for offshore wind projects

    July 12, 2013

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has reopened the bidding process for an offshore wind pilot project contract, giving a University of Maine project the opportunity to compete for a deal already awarded to a private company.

    July 12, 2013

  • Consultants enter Kennebec Valley natural gas fray

    July 9, 2013

    Consultants for the City of Augusta have weighed in on which natural gas provider — Maine Natural Gas or Summit Natural Gas of Maine — stands to save the town more money. Their answer: It depends.

    July 9, 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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