Penobscot bay
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PublishedJune 6, 2024
Energy company wants Maine to use its port instead of Sears Island for offshore wind hub
Competition for Maine's offshore wind port is sharpening with Sprague Operating Resources proposing Mack Point as an alternative to the state's preferred site on nearby Sears Island.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Off the Maine coast, decade-delayed wind power project faces uncertain future
There's growing debate about when or if a planned test turbine, which would float near Monhegan Island, will ever hit the water.