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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Commentary: It’s off to the races for offshore wind
When Maine transitions to relying on electricity for all of our energy needs, offshore wind alone could still meet over 1,000% of our power needs by 2050.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
Maine Voices: Rushed development of offshore wind will have unintended fallout
Small Maine family fishing businesses will be displaced and shuttered by the unprecedented hurry to industrialize the ocean.
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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Federal government approves huge wind project off Massachusetts coast
This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration's push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Maine’s offshore wind test sites chosen via 12-year-old process
The sites now opposed by commercial fishing interests were selected following a lengthy public input process.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Maine fishing interests seek total ban on offshore wind energy
A Republican-backed bill to prohibit all future offshore wind development in the state faces an uphill battle, with Democrats in control.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Offshore wind opponents unmoved by governor’s proposed 10-year ban
Two planned projects opposed by lobstermen and other protesters Wednesday would not be subject to Gov. Janet Mills' proposed moratorium on wind power projects in Maine's state waters.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Mills pushes for 10-year ban on offshore wind development in state waters
The moratorium would focus commercial-scale wind power development in federal waters of the Gulf of Maine, where an offshore wind research project is planned.
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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Maine contractors fear labor agreement will shut them out of offshore wind work
A pending commitment by wind energy developers to use only union labor has caught some of the state's top construction firms off guard.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Our View: Maine’s ocean wind industry arrives at the right time
As agreements with unions to hire workers are nailed down, regional demand for clean energy is taking off.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Deal on offshore wind jobs highlights tensions with Maine fishermen
The interests of 2 water-dependent activities are colliding as plans ramp up for a floating wind turbine project in the Gulf of Maine.
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