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Unlike other projects in the region, the Gulf of Maine wind turbines would showcase floating platform technology because the water is too deep for turbines to be anchored to the ocean floor.
Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state's electricity load. Incentives to ensure wind power developers steer clear of lucrative lobster fishing grounds are included in the law, which puts
Maine approved adding 3,000 megawatts of energy provided by offshore wind turbines by 2040. It could meet half the state's electricity needs.
Unlike other projects in the region, the Gulf of Maine wind turbines would showcase floating platform technology because the water is too deep for turbines to be anchored to the ocean floor.
Gov. Mills' Office has said she will sign the bill.