Maine’s Offshore Wind Promise Goes Unfulfilled, Advocates Say

Route Fifty: While other New England states have moved forward in embracing offshore wind projects, Maine has remained the lone holdout. But that could change when a new governor is elected in November.

Under former Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat, the state’s 2006 energy plan included 5,000 megawatts of wind energy by 2030. However, Republican Gov. Paul LePage has been an “opponent of renewable energy more generally,” said Ryan Wallace, Maine Center for Business and Economic Research director.

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