Documents provided to the Associated Press show the Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
New Jersey aims to grab wind energy leadership with turbine facility
The idea is to create a facility where the turbine blades that are essential to offshore wind farms can be built, then put on ships and sent out to sea for deployment.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Study group proposes modest goals for Maine renewable energy storage
Reaching 100 megawatts of storage capacity by 2025 would send an important signal to investors, it said.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
To meet renewable energy goals, Maine must take charge on big battery incentives
A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ocean wind power back on track in Maine
A political roadblock, not a failure of technology, cost this clean power technology crucial time.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Sale of Hancock County wind farm project puts it on fast track toward completion
The Weaver Wind project, scheduled to go online by October 2020, is expected to produce enough energy to power up to 20,000 homes annually.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Trump’s hatred of wind turbines worries an otherwise booming industry
The president has called them ‘disgusting,’ ‘ugly’ and ‘stupid,’ denouncing them in hundreds of tweets and public comments.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine leads on climate response
A commitment to innovation creates an opportunity for the state to have an outsize impact on a global problem.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s renewable energy subsidy program seeks support in South Portland
Maine Green Power targets the city as the next area to expand the state’s effort to subsidize renewable energy generation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Transmission deficit is holding back wind in Maine
Five large onshore wind projects have been canceled because there was no way for customers to get the power.