energy
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2025
Trump tariffs may roil Maine energy prices and lobster, lumber markets
Canada, which is Maine's largest trading partner, could be particularly hard hit by a 25% universal tariff, as suggested by the president.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Maine still relies heavily on fossil fuels but calls zero-carbon goals ‘achievable’
A new report says electricity to heat homes and power vehicles is gaining an increasing share of Maine's energy landscape, but petroleum dominates.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2025
Maine looks to battery storage for electrical power, but who would own it is unclear
CMP and Versant have argued that energy storage should not be considered generation, and that they should be able to own and control such projects.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2025
Gov. Mills proposes creating a Maine department of energy
The proposal would elevate the Governor's Energy Office to a Cabinet-level department if approved by lawmakers as part of the budget.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2024
Maine Republicans take aim at public advocate nominee
GOP lawmakers say they will use Heather Sanborn's confirmation hearing to promote their agenda to limit offshore wind and incentives for solar developers.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2024
Trump selects fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
The CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2024
State, feds finalize agreement for nation’s 1st floating offshore wind power research lease
The pact moves Maine one step closer to creating the nation's first floating wind facility, tentatively a 15-square-mile array that will include up to a dozen turbines nearly 30 miles southeast of Portland.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2024
When her oven broke, she turned to the toaster oven
It turns out you don't need a deluxe Wolf or Bertazzoni stove to make first-rate dinners and desserts.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2024
Florida investor uses internal records to sue power company for alleged fraud
The lawsuit by NextEra shareholders includes claims the company spent dark money to oppose the New England Clean Energy Corridor transmission line through western Maine.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2024
Maine joins 9 other states to promote regional planning to boost clean energy
Cooperation between the Northeast states could help improve the region's transmission system as more electric vehicles, building heat pumps, data centers and artificial intelligence gain ground.
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