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offshore wind power

Published
July 13, 2021

Maine identifies preferred site for offshore wind research array

The site is a 16-square-mile area in the Gulf of Maine located about 30 miles off the Maine coast.
Published
July 11, 2021

Our View: ‘Ban’ won’t end Maine’s ocean wind project

The moratorium signed last week resolves issues that will allow the industry to keep moving forward.
Published
July 7, 2021

New Maine law prohibits offshore wind farms in state waters

But the compromise still encourages the development of offshore wind technology in federal waters off Maine.
Published
July 1, 2021

Legislature OKs moratorium on offshore wind projects close to Maine coast

The proposal, which aims to address concerns by the lobstering industry, was sent to Gov. Janet Mills, a supporter of wind power, for her signature.
Published
June 3, 2021

Commentary: It’s off to the races for offshore wind

When Maine transitions to relying on electricity for all of our energy needs, offshore wind alone could still meet over 1,000% of our power needs by 2050.

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Published
May 19, 2021

Maine Voices: Rushed development of offshore wind will have unintended fallout

Small Maine family fishing businesses will be displaced and shuttered by the unprecedented hurry to industrialize the ocean.
Published
May 11, 2021

Federal government approves huge wind project off Massachusetts coast

This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration's push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.
Published
May 4, 2021

Maine’s offshore wind test sites chosen via 12-year-old process

The sites now opposed by commercial fishing interests were selected following a lengthy public input process.
Published
May 4, 2021

Maine fishing interests seek total ban on offshore wind energy

A Republican-backed bill to prohibit all future offshore wind development in the state faces an uphill battle, with Democrats in control.
Published
April 30, 2021

Our View: Lobster industry has more to add to wind discussion than ‘Crush Mills’

The governor and others are making a good-faith effort to answer questions about the Gulf of Maine’s future. Fishermen should join them.