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BALLARD ADDS ANOTHER DEMOCRAT: Ballard Partners, one of the go-to lobbying firms for those looking to influence the Trump administration, is adding another Democrat as the firm repositions itself to lobby President Joe Biden’s Washington. The firm has hired
New legislation looks to take advantage of renewable energy in northern Maine
The bill would establish the Maine Renewable Energy Development Program and connect a transmission line from Aroostook County to the New England power grid Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:30 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 8:33 PM EDT May 18, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine Maine s Senate President Troy Jackson, D- Allagash, began a public hearing in the Legislature s Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology Tuesday morning with a call to action.
“I believe it is critical that we take action and seize this economic and environmental opportunity, he said.
Jackson spoke of an opportunity to capitalize on renewable energy resources in his home district in Aroostook County. On Tuesday, Jackson introduced L.D. 1710, An Act To Require Prompt and Effective Use of the Renewable Energy Resources of Northern Maine.
GE Renewable Energy has been selected to provide 107 onshore wind turbines for the 302MW Lincoln Land Wind Project in Morgan County, Illinois.
The wind farm is owned by funds managed by the Infrastructure and Power strategy of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”).
Apex Clean Energy led the development of Lincoln Land Wind and Ares finalized preconstruction milestones, including securing turbines, financing (tax equity and debt), and other project contracts.
The agreement for GE’s 2.82-127 turbines also includes a 20-year full-service agreement.
The project is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2021.
GE’s 2.82-127 turbine was recently announced as the most widely deployed turbine in the US in 2020 by the American Clean Power Association.
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released its Clean Power Quarterly Market Report last week, which shows that U.S. project developers installed nearly 40% more wind power in the first three months of 2021 than in the first three months of 2020, the strongest year ever for clean power.
This amount of development also represents nearly three times the amount of wind added to the U.S. grid in the first quarter of 2019. Utility-scale solar and energy storage also had strong first quarters, keeping pace with or exceeding historic levels. The ACP is the leading federation of renewable energy companies expediting the advancement of clean energy as the dominant power source in America. The association enables the transformation of the U.S. power grid to a low-cost, reliable and renewable power system. By uniting the power of wind, solar, transmission and storage companies and their allied industries, both public and private, ACP aims to champion policies that enable the continu