• Published

  June 23, 2023
  

  A federal bill would ban wind power development in key fishing area off Maine coast

  Rep. Jared Golden has introduced legislation in Congress that would prevent offshore wind development in Lobster Management Area 1, which is the zone closest to the shore and stretches along the entire coast.

• Published

  February 15, 2023
  

  Rising power costs help fuel Gov. Mills’ plan to speed transition to renewable electricity

  During an address on Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced plans to submit a bill requiring 100% of the electricity consumed in Maine to come from renewable energy sources by 2040 – a decade sooner than previously planned.

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  January 31, 2023
  

  Northern Maine wind power project wins PUC approval

  Maine utilities would buy 60% of the output from the planned wind farm, which would be the largest east of the Mississippi, while Massachusetts would pay 40% of the project costs.