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New Hampshire regulators vote to reject Northern Pass project
Eversource says it is ‘shocked and outraged’ by a state panel’s 7-0 vote against the hydropower proposal.
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Environmental group sues LePage, says wind farm ban is unconstitutional
The Conservation Law Foundation says the governor’s action violates the constitutional separation of powers.
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Charts: A decade of rapid growth for wind power in Maine
Wind farms accounted for roughly one-fifth of Maine’s statewide electric power production in 2017.
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$1 billion CMP proposal fails to win Bay State energy competition
The Bay State opts for the Northern Pass transmission line through New Hampshire to deliver renewable energy from hydroelectric dams in Quebec.
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Cost of heating fuel spikes in Maine as temperatures drop
With crude oil prices the highest since 2014, Mainers are paying an average of $2.94 per gallon to fill their tanks.
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Bill aims to ease restriction on propane delivery in weather emergencies
The measure would allow companies to fill each other’s tanks without added liability, a change that would have reduced supply problems during the recent cold spell.
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Regulators delay power contract essential to UMaine floating wind farm
The Public Utilities Commission decides to reopen terms of the 2013 contract between Aqua Ventus and CMP because of changing energy markets.
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Solar array goes online at Brunswick Landing to help power business park
The project is the largest of its kind in Maine for developer ReVision Energy, with 4,500 photovoltaic panels.
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UMaine’s Old Town mill project will ensnare taxpayers, companies warn
Two that lost a bid to create renewable energy at a vacant paper mill file appeals, saying ConEdison Solutions hasn’t outlined the cost of a venture likely to exceed $100 million.