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Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind port
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FILE - Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Mills says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array, Tuesday, Feb. 20. - photo by AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation's first floating offshore wind power research array, the state's governor said Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill last year that Maine will procure enough energy from offshore wind turbines to power about half its electric load by 2040.