Massachusetts has decided to buy a share of ambitious multibillion-dollar wind and transmission projects in northern Maine after officials determined they would benefit that state’s residents.
That decision is crucial to advance two projects selected in November by the Maine Public Utilities Commission for the Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program. The program, a product of a 2021 state law, is intended to remove obstacles to and promote the development of renewable energy resources in northern Maine.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and Attorney General’s Office determined Friday that Longroad Energy’s King Pine wind generation project and a transmission project by LS Power would provide cost-effective clean energy to electric ratepayers in Massachusetts and the region, contribute to the state’s decarbonization goals, and reduce ratepayer costs…
Northern Maine clean energy project gets key commitment from Massachusetts
