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The goal is to rapidly develop the offshore wind market. Port facilities are considered integral to advancing the University of Maine's floating offshore wind technology and attracting offshore wind industry investment to Maine.
Plans call for a 1,200 megawatt, high-voltage alternating current transmission line that could connect to the regional grid and unlock the potential for solar, wind and biomass energy projects in the state's vast northern interior.
The system would share existing rights-of-way and deliver energy generated by wind, solar and biomass energy projects. The costs and exact route of the transmission project aren't yet determined.
A subsidiary of energy delivery giant Consolidated Edison Inc. is seeking to connect planned energy projects in northern Maine to New England's electrical grid.