The Biden administration is dispersing $11 billion in loans and grants for rural electric cooperatives to go green. The programs are designed to ensure rural co-ops have the resources to deploy clean energy technology. Ted Case, of the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association Executive Director, said co-ops in the state run largely on clean energy thanks to hydropower, but noted the state s grid needs more transmission lines. .
A provision negotiated with lobstering groups would avoid conflicts within a key lobstering ground. The goal is to install 3,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2040.
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.
Maine lawmakers are considering two pieces of legislation which supporters said are needed to ensure "responsible" development of offshore wind projects. Legislative Document 1895 builds on the work of the state s Offshore Wind Roadmap, a multiyear process, and establishes a market for wind projects in Maine along with environmental and labor protections. Francis Eanes, executive director of the Maine Labor Climate Council, said the bill ensures the state can better protect its lobstering and fishing communities by having a say in where offshore wind turbines are located. .