A total of $13.4 million in subsidies will be shared to restart two plants in Penobscot and Washington counties sold by former owner Covanta to Stored Solar, as well as to boost generators owned by ReEnergy in Aroostook.
New restrictions added to the town of Whiting's Wind Energy Ordinance haven't deterred the wind energy company Atlantic Wind LLC from its evaluation of a site for a potential wind project.
Even in the best of times, logging is not for the faint of heart. “There are so many factors you have to deal with,” said Tom Cushman, owner of Maine Custom Woodlands.
The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine is calling on the LePage administration and legislative leaders to take action to sustain Maine's biomass electricity production in the wake of news that Covanta Energy plans to shut down its two Maine biomass plants at the end of March.
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