Workers at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville had walked off the job on Oct. 14.
Stephen Singer
Stephen Singer writes about energy and utilities for the Press Herald. He began covering the arcane beat in 1999-2000 as a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press in Charleston, W.Va., as the Legislature -- with many others in the U.S. -- set about the task of deregulating energy. Singer picked up the beat for the AP in Hartford, Conn., expanding his reporting to cover the six New England states. A newcomer to Maine, he prefers blueberries to lobster.
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Developers of Maine wind transmission line stymied by pace of negotiations with regulators
New York-based LS Power wants to build up to 160 miles of transmission line across northern and central Maine, but differences over terms of the service and power purchase agreement have emerged, as has some community opposition.
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Union says 5 arrested at picket line of striking workers at eastern Maine pulp mill
Employees have been on strike at Woodland Pulp in Washington County since Oct. 14.
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Central Maine Power CEO says victory over public power proposal ‘validated’ the utility’s work
Joseph Purington did, however acknowledge that the utility still has work to do to improve customer relations.
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Six-month delay notifying Mainers of state data breach draws ire
Cyber experts differ in whether the delay was warranted.
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State: Russian gang’s hack in Maine affected personal data of 1.3 million people
A cybersecurity breach 6 months ago may have exposed private information of people contacting state agencies.
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After voters reject public power, Maine’s path to utility reform is unclear
One lawmaker is proposing performance-based ratemaking as a possible way to address problems highlighted by the failed campaign to take over Maine’s investor-owned utilities.
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Effort to create Maine publicly owned electric utility fails
A proposal to create a publicly owned utility by taking over Maine’s 2 big investor-owned utilities failed by a wide margin in Tuesday voting.
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House Republicans rebuff move by Golden to block offshore wind in Gulf of Maine lobster area
Golden tried to amend 2024 appropriations legislation for the Department of Interior to bar wind development in what’s known as Lobster Management Area 1.
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Good news: Maine heating prices stable heading into the winter
Oil and propane currently cost less than the record highs in 2022, but world conflicts could affect prices after the first of the year, experts say.