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Energy & Utilities

  • LePage wants more from energy omnibus bill

    May 23, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage says he won't support a wide-ranging energy bill now before the Legislature's Energy Committee unless it includes new checks on wind industry development.

    May 23, 2013

  • PUC questions Electricity Maine ads

    May 23, 2013

    The state's Public Utilities Commission is requesting information from Auburn-based wholesale power provider Electricity Maine, seeking clarification of concerns about company advertisements the commission says are potentially misleading.

    May 23, 2013

  • Lawsuit seeks $43M, accuses CMP of work delays

    May 21, 2013

    A leading contractor on Central Maine Power Co.'s $1.4 billion transmission reliability program says the utility owes it $43 million for work changes that it says caused costly delays.

    May 21, 2013

  • R.H. Foster to open first retail Autogas pumps

    May 17, 2013

    Hampden-based energy company R.H. Foster will open the state's first retail pumps for Autogas, a form of liquid propane gas that can be used to fuel automobiles.

    May 17, 2013

  • Irving Oil enters trucked CNG market

    May 17, 2013

    The New Brunswick-based Irving Oil has entered the market for trucked natural gas in Maine, where it has one other competitor.

    May 17, 2013

  • Energy committee crafts compromise omnibus bill

    May 15, 2013

    The Legislature's Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee has merged nine different energy proposals into one bill that balances Gov.

    May 15, 2013

  • Aroostook hospital taps compressed natural gas for savings

    May 14, 2013

    In a move that is expected to save The Aroostook Medical Center up to $500,000 a year, the Presque Isle hospital on Monday became the first facility in the state and only second in the nation to convert to compressed natural gas for heating and co

    May 14, 2013

  • Verso Paper cites high natural gas costs in first quarter loss

    May 10, 2013

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    May 10, 2013

  • LePage energy director seeks rewrite of wind law

    May 10, 2013

    Patrick Woodcock, director of the Governor's Energy Office, is urging lawmakers to rewrite the state's 2008 Wind Energy Act so that a greater emphasis is placed on lowering electricity costs and improving Maine's economy than on increasing the sta

    May 10, 2013

  • House votes to ban ethanol in gas

    May 9, 2013

    Lawmakers in the House voted Wednesday to ban blending the corn-based additive ethanol in gasoline, if at least two other New England states do the same.

    May 9, 2013

  • LePage eyes long-term goals, says 2014 run likely

    Darren Fishell May 8, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage set out a number of long-range priorities for the state and confirmed he's likely to run for re-election in 2014 in a speech and discussion before a Portland audience Wednesday morning.

    Darren Fishell May 8, 2013

  • CMP seeks $2 rate boost in 5-year plan

    May 2, 2013

    Central Maine Power Co. has asked regulators to approve adding nearly $2 a month to its average home bill in the company's latest five-year rate case.

    May 2, 2013

  • NextEra to sell Me. oil-fired power plants

    May 1, 2013

    NextEra Energy Resources will sell its oil-fired power plants in Maine, which have a power-generation capacity of 796 megawatts.

    May 1, 2013

  • Maine cos. prep for rise in climate change planning

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2013

    When J.T.

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2013

  • Natural gas expansion drives ETTI's growth

    Matt Dodge April 29, 2013

    Road crews, traffic detours and dusty, scarred landscapes are a far cry from the postcard Vacationland images that attract so many summer visitors to Maine.

    Matt Dodge April 29, 2013

  • Natural gas is on a roll

    April 29, 2013

    Natural gas continues to capture headlines as more companies compete to bring it to consumers.

    April 29, 2013

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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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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