offshore wind power
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
The future of East Coast wind power could ride on this Jersey beach town
Many in Ocean City oppose a major wind farm to be built off their shores, and hope to create a template for blocking similar projects along the coast.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
The costs of offshore wind power for Maine electricity customers? Too soon to say
But an improving supply chain in the U.S. might help lower costs over time.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2023
Commentary: Regulators must examine wind power’s potential damage to fisheries
Foreign green energy companies are on the verge of industrializing our ocean with thousands of wind turbines, sealing fisheries and harming lobster stocks.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040
Unlike other projects in the region, the Gulf of Maine wind turbines would showcase floating platform technology because the water is too deep for turbines to be anchored to the ocean floor.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2023
Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects
The bill was revised and combined with another bill after a veto by Gov. Janet Mills to ensure non-union companies could get into the business of producing the turbines.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Fishermen question the data behind offshore wind siting process
Fishermen at a meeting with federal officials Monday trashed the maps used to show areas that are lightly fished, saying they are relying on old data.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Committee endorses adjusted wind power bill
The House and Senate will soon vote on the measure, which would have the state develop a schedule for procuring 3 gigawatts of wind power, enough to power 900,000 homes.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
Lawsuits could delay the start of New Jersey’s first offshore wind power project
Multiple lawsuits have been filed by the wind power developer and 3 citizen groups.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
A federal bill would ban wind power development in key fishing area off Maine coast
Rep. Jared Golden has introduced legislation in Congress that would prevent offshore wind development in Lobster Management Area 1, which is the zone closest to the shore and stretches along the entire coast.
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