Legislators hear testimony on a bill that would direct the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve a long-term power contract for two experimental floating offshore wind turbines.
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LePage’s wind energy panel issues report with few findings
The former governor – a longtime foe of wind energy subsidies – created the commission to investigate the impacts of turbines after halting new wind projects in parts of the state.
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Maine reviewing application for wind farm in Hancock County
Longroad Energy is proposing to build a 22-turbine project in the small communities of Eastbrook and Osborn.
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Market forces buffeting future of wind power in Maine
Despite aggressive policy goals, the industry’s at a crossroads as transmission capacity expenses undercut its potential.
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UNH professor Tom Haines explores sources of fuel and how they can change
His new book also probes better ways to stay warm in the future.
Posted inSea Change, Source
A candidate deserving of your support: The planet
With all the floods, hurricanes, record heat and wildfires, do you know how Maine politicians plan to slow climate change?
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Wind power can raise local temperatures, Harvard study finds
While researchers point to short-term detrimental effects to the environment, they maintain that wind is preferable to fossil fuels in the long run.
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LePage’s secretive wind energy panel, thought to be near death, meets for the first time
A state office also identifies the 15 members of the commission, which is examining the permitting system and the impact of turbines on tourism.
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Energy firm sees Portland as logical site
It plans three projects in Maine, and partly staffs the downtown hub with Maine Maritime graduates.
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Portland hub monitors 425 solar projects, 6 wind farms
Longroad Energy Partners’ dozen technicians staff the remote operations center around the clock.