“There doesn’t seem to be as wide an appetite for some of these new wind farms in northern New England that there was even just a few years before. And I’m not sure if that’s going to change anytime soon,” says Dan Dolan, executive director of the New England Power Generators Association.Dolan and many other industry players note that Maine wind energy projects were shut out last fall when they bid on a big southern New England clean energy power contract. Solar and wind projects closer to the demand centers were the real winners.

Source: Maine Public

Hinckley Yachts is planning a 19,500-square-foot expansion at its Southwest Harbor service yard.The Mount Desert Islander reported the investment is expected to be $1 million. The company produces high-end luxury yachts at its Trenton plant, runs a service yard and marina in Southwest Harbor, and has additional service yards in Northeast Harbor and elsewhere along the East Coast.

Source: Mainebiz.biz