Centralmaine.com features wind energy op-ed from public advocate Centralmaine.com shared an op-ed by Barry Hobbins, Maineâs public advocate, noting that floating offshore wind power will benefit Maineâs electric consumers. In the piece, Hobbins refers to the promise of wind power, and notes that applying the floating offshore wind technology developed at the University of Maineâs Advanced Structure and Composites Center will put Maine in a leadership position. Share this: