The Weaver Wind project, scheduled to go online by October 2020, is expected to produce enough energy to power up to 20,000 homes annually.
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State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.
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Portland hydro-energy company gets $4 million grant to harness river power
The company’s president said the award would allow Ocean Renewable Power Co. to develop more product innovation and enter new markets.
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Competition makes UMaine think bigger about its offshore wind project
Despite setbacks and delays, the UMaine project is likely to be the first floating commercial-scale wind farm in the U.S.
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Energy efficiency remains the improbable dream
Weatherizing Maine’s older home stock is critical to meeting the state’s ambitious goals to cut emissions, but high costs and an insufficient workforce put that reduction out of reach.
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Merger talks spell uncertain future for CMP customers
If a deal between Avangrid and PPL goes through, a small state like Maine could lose even more influence over utility operations under what would be one of the nation’s largest energy companies, analysts say.
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Trump taps Perry deputy to replace him at Energy Department
The president says he is nominating Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to replace the departing secretary.
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Community solar farm: A primer
Just what is it, and how does a would-be customer buy in?
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New law and Gov. Mills’ energy goals set off solar-farm land rush
Now that friendly policies are in place, developers are jockeying for access to Maine’s grid to build community solar projects.
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Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.