The Avangrid-CMP plan for hydroelectric power from Canada to Massachusetts abandons the market-based era when private companies worked to generate the lowest-cost power.
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Gov. LePage set up wind-farm review panel to meet in private. Now, the names of its members are secret.
The governor’s energy director says the 14 members of the advisory panel will be identified once the body is prepared to meet.
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Cannabis businesses shut out of Maine’s energy-efficiency programs
The tenuous legal standing of marijuana operations means they’re a bad bet for incentive programs, says Efficiency Maine’s director.
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Massachusetts utilities sign deal key to CMP power line project through Maine
The distribution companies agree to 20-year contracts for power coming through a 145-mile corridor from Hydro-Quebec in Canada.
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As Maine shifted priorities, southern New England seized on offshore wind
Ambitions to lead in ocean energy are being realized in Massachusetts and beyond.
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Regulators apply brakes to offshore wind power project led by UMaine
Maine Aqua Ventus vows to work with the Public Utilities Commission to keep its pilot project moving forward.
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Wind farm will create 800 jobs, Rhode Island firm says
Deepwater Wind says the $1 billion farm will displace 650,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.
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Iowa utility says a massive wind turbine project will meet customer demand
The project would generate 591 megawatts of power, or enough electricity to power 2.4 million homes.
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Can the lure of no energy bills add up to sales for Maine homebuilders?
For developers, selling a subdivision of all net-zero homes, designed to generate enough power to zero-out electric bills over time, has been a challenge in Maine.
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PUC refuses to intensify inquiry into CMP billing problems
Utility regulators will finish their investigation of CMP bills, then decide whether to pursue a probe with legal consequences.