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Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published June 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM EDT

Energy giant Invenergy will abandon two of its offshore wind power projects in the Gulf of Maine as part of a $765 million deal with the Trump administration to invest in fossil fuel power plants instead.

Under the arrangement, Chicago-based Invenergy will give up offshore leases in California, New York and Massachusetts. The lease payments will instead be redirected to building natural gas…

By: Nancy Lavin - June 17, 2026

The Trump administration is running out of legal paths to block offshore wind development, after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed its appeal seeking to overturn a Massachusetts federal judge’s ruling.

The…

The region’s growing demand for electricity combined with the dramatic improvement in nuclear technology makes it an idea worth exploring.

June 16, 2026

Leonard Rodberg

Leonard Rodberg holds a Ph.D. in physics from MIT and is professor emeritus of urban studies at Queens College, City University of New York. He is author of the new report “Filling the Gap in New England’s Decarbonization Plans: A New View of the Electric Grid.”

Four of…

This, from the publication started by Naomi Schalit who wrote about wind early on.

Maine, working with 4 other New England states, is set to select winning projects soon in its latest effort to bring renewable energy development to Aroostook County.

By Delger Erdenesanaa

Published on: June 12,…

By Libby Palanza

June 5, 2026

Led by New York attorney general Letitia James, the complaint argues that the multi-million dollar deal between TotalEnergies and the Trump Administration “threatens to erase over a thousand union jobs and cheat millions of New Yorkers out of clean, affordable energy.”

Last March, the federal government…

Translation: "Let's give more money to the green energy shysters on Wall Street dummies".

A new analysis from two pro-clean energy groups suggests that publicly financing high-voltage power lines in New England could save electric…

By Tina Fischer

May 21, 2026

Central Maine Power opened a new switching station at the Rock Row development in Westbrook.

The compact gas-insulated switchgear facility serves to “link” multiple transmission lines together, to provide service continuity during extreme weather events.

Should one line be damaged in a storm, the facility’s smart technology can remotely “move” customers from one line to the other, providing a backup route for power to reach…

I thought the only concerns growing about climate change are those of the "green" shysters who are seeing their scams related to the scam of climate change being found out by an increasing number of people.

By Delger Erdenesanaa

Published on: May 15, 2026

....................As concerns about climate change have grown, many people, businesses and institutions are switching to technologies that run on electricity rather than on fossil…

By Libby Palanza

May 15, 2026

The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against Eversource Energy Service Company, or Eversource, for allegedly “mischaracterizing” a major transmission line project.

The X-178…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published May 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM EDT

The Maine Office of the Public Advocate has launched a legal challenge to block a 49-mile power line rebuilding project in New Hampshire.

The $360 million project called X-178 would replace 49 miles of transmission line and nearly 580 utility poles in western New Hampshire.

Maine Public Advocate Heather Sanborn said owner Eversource Energy Service Co. hasn't proven that the entire line…

By Seamus Othot

May 12, 2026

Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) sent a letter to Maine’s Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary James Danly on Monday, asking the department to examine and publish the true costs of Maine’s green energy push.

“The persistent claim that wind and solar are the cheapest form of generation makes for an effective talking point, but it does not hold up when customers pay their bills. While utilities are often blamed for rising rates,…

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli

4/29/26

The Maine Public Utilities Commission has reopened the bid window for the development and construction of a northern Maine energy generation project and a transmission line to connect with the ISO-New England grid.

The project, the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program, is a second attempt to solicit bids under a 2021 Maine law ordering bids for northern Maine power generation and transmission, following the…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published April 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM EDT

A new state law will encourage Maine electric customers to shift their heavy power use to times of the day when there is lower overall demand.

The law directs Efficiency Maine to develop a pilot program offering education and outreach to customers who could benefit…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published March 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM EDT

New England electric customers including Maine ratepayers could get more than $1 billion in refunds after federal energy regulators ruled this month that transmission utilities were paid inflated profits for years.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission draws to a close a case against the utilities that was first filed in 2011, said Maine Public Advocate Heather Sanborn.…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published March 24, 2026 at 2:52 PM EDT

A new Maine law will require state utility regulators to focus on lowering consumer energy costs.

"An Act Regarding Energy Fairness" comes at a time when Maine households are struggling with high electric bills.

The…

NPR | By Tamara Keith

Published March 24, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT

The high cost of power bills is shaping up to be a political issue in this year's midterm elections. But when it comes to generating electricity,…

Over half a million balsa hardwood trees are being illegally logged in the Amazon rainforest every year to feed the massive demand for wind turbines in many parts of the world. Balsa is a lightweight but strong wood that is commonly used in the core of giant turbine blades. It can make up around 7% of the blade and each set of three can use up to 40 trees.

Given what is known about annual balsa production, the scale of illegal logging and the demands of wind…

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published March 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM EDT

A planned 10 megawatt, gas-fired power plant to provide electricity and heat to a major redevelopment on the Portland waterfront is stoking opposition from neighbors and climate activists in the city.

Barbara Vestal, who lives on Fore Street near the proposed development said she and others were shocked and surprised to learn about developer PF Land LCC's plans for the power plant. The company…