Conservation and labor groups are making a big push for offshore wind power in Maine via a proposed law that would boost the state’s energy production.
research array off its coast, and the proposal is moving through government approvals. Production of offshore wind energy in Maine’s likely still years away.
But a proposal before the Maine Legislature would require state authorities to procure 2.8 gigawatts of wind energy over the next 12 years. That’s enough power for nearly a million homes in a state that has fewer than 1.4 million residents. Democratic Sen. Mark Lawrence of York, co-chair of the Legislature’s energy committee, told the Portland Press Herald on Tuesday that
“will provide the clean energy we need to stabilize electricity prices and meet Maine’s ambitious climate goals.” The proposal also has the backing of the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council.
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