wind power
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PublishedMarch 2, 2017
Charts: Maine’s renewable energy production surges with opening of 2 new wind farms
Wind farms accounted for nearly a quarter of the state's total electricity production in December, thanks in part to the opening of the state's largest wind farm to date in Bingham.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2017
This outspoken refrigeration technician is LePage’s go-to energy policy adviser
A 'kindred spirit,' James LaBrecque advises the governor to embrace heat pumps. Critics warn that vision's too narrow.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Department of Energy cuts off funds to stalled wind project off New Jersey coast
The project involved building six windmills about 3 miles off the coast, but it failed to line up the required power purchase agreement.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
Dozens of rural Maine townships opt out of fast-track wind power zone
About 40 communities ask to be removed, which means that wind power companies would have to go through a rezoning process to build in those places.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
Green energy producers hopeful despite Trump’s coal promise
The president-elect vowed to revitalize the coal industry, but solar and wind already play bigger roles in the energy mix.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2016
First U.S. offshore wind farm starts operating off Rhode Island
Could an unsympathetic Trump administration quash the development of others?
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PublishedDecember 5, 2016
Wind developer drops plan for 119-turbine wind farm in Aroostook County
EDP Renewables says the need to build new transmission lines and the loss of a power-purchase agreement with utilities in Connecticut contributed to the company's decision to withdraw its application.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2016
Maine Voices: Monhegan Island is the wrong place for wind turbines
We face a David vs. Goliath fight over the wind turbine project, but our island is worth fighting for.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2016
Vermont cabin becomes ground zero in debate over wind turbine noise
A group opposed to large-scale wind projects is taking up the cause of a family who say a 16-turbine wind farm has damaged their health.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2016
M.D. Harmon: Those who rise to elective office tend to remain there
But with Trump and Clinton neck and neck in Maine, who knows whether Chellie Pingree will be able to hang on to her seat in Congress?
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