December 26, 2024

Maine

Maine Governor’s Energy Office
Stakeholders Debate OSW Ban to 75 Nautical Miles off Maine Coast
A working document of the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap initiative suggests possibly extending the state’s OSW ban to 75 nautical miles off the coast.
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Maine Supports Early Insights on PFAS and Air Quality
Commissioner Melanie Loyzim says the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is helping with EPA data collection on PFAS in the air.
BMW Group
Here’s the Top Decarbonization Challenge for the Northeast in 2022
With Northeast states backing out of joining TCI-P, states now have a major funding gap for their plans to clean up the transportation sector.
Jan Arne Wold/Equinor
Maine Explores Post-2024 OSW Procurement Options
A working group of the Maine OSW Roadmap Advisory Committee made an initial recommendation to begin a phased procurement after 2024 and set an OSW target.
Security Limits Inc.
Bid-rigging Allegation Clouds Avangrid Bid for PNM
Avangrid is facing increasing scrutiny from regulators following allegations that the company purchased millions in unnecessary equipment to boost profits.
Apex Clean Power
RGGI Price Hits Record High, Jumps 40% over Last Auction
RGGI released an addition 3.9 million allowances from its cost containment reserve, which has only happened twice before in the program’s history.
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NECEC Halts Tx Line Construction, Regulators Suspend Env. Permit
DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim determined that new statutory changes in Maine would prevent the developers of NECEC from building the line as permitted.
Friends of Sears Island
Maine Eyes $284M OSW Hub at Port of Searsport
Maine’s OSW Port Infrastructure Feasibility study evaluated the Port of Searsport and found Sears Island and Mack Point were the best options for development.
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Maine Ag-Solar Group to Recommend Dual-use Pilot Program
Maine Agricultural Solar Stakeholder Group members weighed in on a draft of the report the group plans to send to the legislature in January.
Drax Group
Maine Can Help Decarbonize Industrial Pellet Shipping, Consultant Says
Consultant William Strauss says Maine’s ports have a “huge shipping distance advantage” in the global industrial wood pellet fuel market.

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