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PublishedApril 27, 2025
Maine’s electricity prices grew at third fastest rate in US, analysis shows
Securing cheaper, cleaner power has become harder than anticipated.
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PublishedApril 22, 2025
Judge orders Energy Department to pause research funding changes for UMaine, other schools
The University of Maine receives $26.3 million from the Department of Energy through 8 multiyear awards.
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PublishedApril 1, 2025
Trump administration cuts entire federal heating assistance staff
About 20 people in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program office, which serves thousands of Maine households, were among the roughly 10,000 DHHS staffers laid off.
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PublishedApril 1, 2025
Judge sides with federal agencies, won’t pull permits for NECEC
Environmental groups claimed the Army Corps of Engineers did not assess the controversial power line rigorously enough before determining it would have 'no significant impact' on the environment.
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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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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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