New England Turns to Northern Maine for Wind Energy Amidst Policy Setbacks With offshore wind farm development encountering challenges due to federal policies, New England is increasingly focusing on northern Maine as a source of new energy. Maine’s Public Utilities Commission recently authorized a procurement initiative intended to finance a transmission line exceeding 100 miles

The Wyman Station power plant, a significant contributor to Maine’s winter grid reliability, presents a challenge the state must address. Located on Cousins Island in Yarmouth, the facility’s 421-foot stack is a prominent feature of Casco Bay. During periods of peak demand, Wyman Station utilizes residual fuel oil to generate electricity and support the regional

Plus Power has begun operations of its 175-megawatt/350-megawatt-hour Cross Town Energy Storage facility in Gorham, Maine. The project, named Cross Town, is the largest battery energy storage system connected to the ISO New England power grid. The decision to develop the facility in Maine was influenced by the state’s policies supporting battery energy storage. Maine

Construction crews are currently clearing trees along a Central Maine Power corridor as part of the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project, a transmission line designed to deliver 1,200 megawatts of hydroelectric power from Quebec to the New England grid and bolster the region's power supply for winter months.